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SUBJECT:, FLORIDA BOMBING CASES • *
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To advise you of Idle results of recent inve stieation ' *»*
in the the c^ja^ewpla t e.d, .sc ope_ of .. inve s t i -
Ration, and . tha t^cp^i^3la±4Q.h. iil-.Mlng^ given. to. jqo.sj3.ible
L*9H . ^elop e d to a Federal Grand Jury.
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The Florida bombing cases Include. four separate investifhF —
£ions and pertain to the I^J^ng.^&Lain.t:s : "’"(l) the dynamiting 'of
. & m%n|Juiidings in Q^.M^h-O-lagp., Miami, on September 22 and
November 30, 1,9 5 1, (2) one.^yn.ami.ting, „and«£aNr,^a t tempts to dynamite
Jewish,. properties- in the Miami area between October 1 and December -9,
1951, (3) Ian atlqmpt , to,. .dynamite, a Catholic church’ at Miami on
December- 23,' 1951 and, ()+) the dynamite murder of Mr. and Mi’s, Ha’rry T.
Moore at Mims, Florida, on December 25, 195l.
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By memorandum dated December 7, -1951, former Attorney General
nnmabii rc^caucu a. urc j.xm,Liicu/ v mv « ui un e . X 117 SX T3WO Cases
for the purpose of,. determining vrfci ether it is likely that violations
of the Federal statutes are involved. ^2diSDa^^Sy® a >M^t^on was
conduct^ in.- regard to these two matters and^gj^rts made available
the Department , By memorandum dated December 2o7“T95I. former
Attorney General McGrath advised that the Bureau has complete and
mimvmm <*• ■«.. dating
instances which have occurred, and any which might occur. The purpose
of this investigation was to determine the identity of the persons”^
.acts, of viplence, and thereafter- the question
of jurisdiction would be determined.
Accordingly, these four cases have been handled as soecials
bljyie^Mimi. Division. IT' of this date, none of the cases have been
qaiyg# • However, in_^hej}arver Village case and in the Mo or e case,
9here is ®very indication that certain renegade Itu Klux Klan members
are responsibXe. •' At' 7 ho._., tiijffidurinfi: the investie.afci.em. has the -pa h««n
^UESSEfiEiaiBle • ’ 4ihlp^^oe^i«linE the. investigation. Jhaa„.there been
any indication . ..fet .ihe.,Ptr.SQ.ns..responsible ,f or the incidents, violated
an y Feder al statutes... ip fu th gran 0 e of the dynaml tings or attempted
9inaxni tings . On the o the r„ hand.,, invesUgaiiQxi has revealed violations
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nf laws on the part of certain Klan members, in. that? _ they
engaged in floggings and other acts of* terror ism.. Investigation
h^is also determined that so me of the Kl&n Me^b ^s^ha^ e
bility violated Section
K*lan m°rTi hp ^ q h^p amd pri or arre st^ e ^pr^ s » The g o s s 1 o, i 1 1 tX^ol^
aVcfaftoufrln g Klan me m bers
IjI th fche De partment and by me.m orandum . .. da , tj . d^ AE^il^J 3 ^x J95>2, thQ
Ns***-— y * ~r~~ -. n ^ -otrrt n f ■? rro 4- o rl 4Vh view of* ■nrosecutl
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ACC or dinglyiSi ti gation is being conduct to develop all such
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oases are se.t ^o^Jig3MAsa£te • . ^ .
DYNAMITING OP CA RVER VILLAGE . .
m-u^ y« rt a-h nnnmpqino 1 mmpent 1 ine of l~n ve s t igatiorL^qn ..,this
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The most promi sing curr ent J lJnie of jn ve s t xgar l on j_n
case pertains to i jiformatxon^furni.she.d^^.b y l ,,, , „ , , ,. ■
ToTiTwisconsin, who has advised that he believesL — _ . .. J
and other Ku Klux Klan associates are responsible for the bombings ,
of Carver Village, Detai led- questioning of I □ has failed, to
directly implicate ! land his a ssociates as being responsible, for
such bombings, ffoweverl Ibelieves that these individuals were
responsible because of their acts and general conversations pyer.heard
by him immediately prior to the first bombing on September 22, 1951.
•Numerous efl.opl.S-liaye.^been.»made.^t Q^h-siV»§; , • . .
in regard t o ^Ke^in’forr^JL^ and - k ? . h^ s .„..p j^a a g|d^ i s .
a^TtuaF^irT^hiTT^gard, upon numerous occasions. He was last inter-
, at Which time h^states^ ttaljdttwoEeJ • ,
secrecy he wTlTTe s
Jury, However, sincere desires to reton to
Florida to live, and since he is afraid of reprisals to his family..
and himself, he will not testify in open court,
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Much of the_c ol la ,ter al .
has bee n-~verTf’i*eH“, theT e are s ome discrepancies m. his storyanTWe.
per tine nt portions of his story about his observations and conversa-
tions with th e suspects have not be en substantiated, ^ Investigation
has developed an ^- ^ en other individuals who
are officers and members of the John B, Gordon Klavern, Southern
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Hialeah, Florida, are members of an action
group that holds secret meetings not attended by the regular Klan
members. It has been determined that members of this’ group wo**®
definitely interested in the colored-white housing problems at Carver
Village and contacted both white and colored tenants at the housing
project in an effort to keep Negroes from moving in.
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' Investigation ref lects th at o n e member of this Klavern
is presently _an ~ e^£T,o.7/Le_e--oiL-th ehhJni-kej£^.tn^^ e and that
a number of ptfcer_praa§At j»ejnh<^.§Lj23L:£ltf-a^^
^edejiaJL-eraployees . 'it is possible that these persons may have
violated Section. 10QJL,-JCltI.e„.l£L, in not disclosing their Klan member -
ship at the time they made application for Federal employment.
Intensive investigation has been and is still being conducted
in regard to tho members of the Klavern in an effort to tie them in
with the dynamiting of Carver Village.. The main suspects have not as
vet been i n terviewe d- As s oon as ..a.l.l_.pp,s.sibl.e.„.inv.e.a.tigat.axe~- l»e.ads
have bee n_e.xh.au s t e d .suspp o.t.s.. w.l.lhhja~i:nt.e^^^ .them
slmnTtane ous ly .
DYNAMITING OF JEWISH PROPERTIES
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At the present time all m od-suspe ct s , h ay e ...been,t fentatiY e^.
eliminated, but inv os tigatio n.is c ontinuing regarding these and any
oSer suspects developed. There has been no_l jidic^t ioh . Jkafe .the ..Klan
is^,invodved in this case. However, when the Klan suspects in the
Carver Village case are interviewed, they will be questioned concerning
this case, and searches will be made for any possible evidence indi-
cating their participation therein.
DYNAMITING OF CATHOLIC CHURCH
T here have ne ver been any def init e suspe.ct.s_de.v. e loped, in
this one incTdel^ AlT indications are that the dynami ting, of this
^irch“vms""a 'cont^ of the Jewish properties incidents, and that
the ->ersons responsible for the Jewish properties case were. also
re soonsible for this case. Consequently, any inv e s tig; at ion conducted
in th e Jewish properties case wou ld.^IlQuJZaf ©E ±.0, ... this ,. c, ase „
nyNAi r TI 90 niJATH OF MR. AND MRS. HARRY T. MOORE
The only good suspects in this., c &se. at the . present. .jtim.e
are a araup Qf renegadeIllaKmieJQihfins..drL .the„ vix,init.y. of . Apopk a and
Winter Garden, Florida, and in this regard, only two incidents indicate
a def inite Klan interest in Moore. .Inf o r.matipn . yas furnished by
’/il.liwa ?onar, Apopka, Florida and follows,* Bogar was elected
KxaU-ed Cyclops of the Apopka Klavern of the Association of Georgia *
idans "tout January 1, 1950. During January, 1950, this group became
affiliated with the Southern Knights of the ICu Klux Klan. During this
same ,-onth Varl Prooklyn of the Winter Garden Klavern, visited a meeting
of 'the Apopka Klavern and- of ter the meeting, approached Bogar and several
Others -M th Brooklyn, and stated in substance as follows:
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Mdore up at Mims is head of the NAACP acid he has played a very ,
important, part in trying to get the Lake Copnty niggers cleared
of the rape charge. He caused a lot of money to be sent down from
New fork to be used in defending the nigger.s. I have been over to
Mims and have checked' over the place carefully J
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At this point, Brooklyn withdrew from his shirt poc.ket - a
piece of. plain white paper on which there Was a plan of a house drqwn
on the paper in pencil. Brooklyn continued, ’’I have here a plan' Of
the house. ■! want to'recase the place carefully and I am going to
take some men overv. Is. there, any of' you men that want to go with me?’’.
No one offered to go with Brooklyn and he did not push the question
any. further.
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at Cocoa. Florida * reported
that, James B. John son (a lso a known member of the Klan at Winter
Garden) aporoaohed l I during' June or e'arly July 1 , 1951’ and , made
inquiry about an attorney who' could nnnrusent Johnson in a, legal
matter. 'At that time, Johnson asked |if the lat'ten would be
interested in joining the Klan, Johnson indicating he' was- organising
a Klavern in Cocoa. Johnson indicated that he was an active official
in the Klan and stated that Negroes were- now getting out of hand and
something had to be done* Johnson continued that,. -'’There i s. a higgety
s .o.b, Harry. Moore' at'Mims, Florida/; who\is getting out of hand.”
Johnson mentioned that Moore had made some statements or remarks
concerning the Grdveland rape case, which apparently Johnson did not
like 'and indicated' that something was 'going to happen to Moore or
that he. was going t'.o he”, taken- care of, .
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members Were, r esponsibl e for M.Q .orLals-dea-th . However, investigation
reflects tne Klanin this area has actively:,- engage.d_in. floggings and
other acts of terrorism against both white and colored people since
19 1X3 • Just recently .we. have been able to feet' some of these Klansmen
tpJmllL^bpui^sjich^ct3jlta^^
signed s t atemen ts . adml feting their . parti c.ipafeion,in,: o_r-laio.w.ledgu>-of
b e a ti ng gr andmother, ^t.s_^of ^te rror i sm . . including the burnings of
buildings. The most extensive, signed statement in thi s regard was
just obtained thi s oas t,we ek f rom!
at Apopka* At the present - time o.ther. Klan memb e r.s.. a nd former Klan
members who participated in these various acts according to~tlae''-
signed statements obtained, .are_beiug_v3£^ con-
cerning their knowledge of these acts and any possible knowledge* of
instant case. " '
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making . fals e_._s ta t erne na. l regardxnp: Klan membership and arrests
connection with their application for Federal employment.
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As previously indicated, we have not been. able to develop
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any cl ear Fedena J — pirii^ hj_fd :j,nn ,. i n^ c-ormecti on_wJ-tK-.th.e_dy.ri aim i.A.e
incidents under investigation. As. a general rule, most, Klan members
n I l II'" I i i II H I till I mini I i I W » r n w ■ »■*■>, ^ i nn » m »
have . b em _v.eiDLinnounP e.r.aM v e , refusing to discuss any Klan activities
and referring to their Klan oath, which states such information should
not be revealed to anyone. The general feeling of Klan members is that
there is no_ Federal jurisdiction in these cases and consequently, there
is no fear of Federal prosecution. However, we have received' information
that the , Klansmen have, for some time, been definitely concerned that
they may be celled before a Federal Grand Jury and questioned regarding
Klan activities, and if they do not furnish information or give false
information, ( they will be cited for contempt of court or be charged
with perjury.* Consequently, mamL ka^J 3 .e.en„instructed „to,,conduc t
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ving these matters considere d, by a Federal Grand Jury,. Several
Possibilities e
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Former Attorney General McGrath recently instigated a program
of convening Federal Grand Juries to inquire into loc'al crime, parti-
cularly for the purpose of inquiry into the operation of criminals
to determine' whether or not there is any Federal violation occurring.
The Klan is a national organization and numerous incidents have been
developed where Klan members have committed aggravated assaults and
other acts of- terrorism, which incidents have reached such proportions
as to maice them comparable with any known type of gangsterism. If
the Federal Grand Jury has the authority to inquire into local crime,
it would .appear -that such a grand jury could certainly inquire into
Klan activities i
For the ftumo. 3 ,e„o,f.. .admin istration of the Federal Employees
Loyalty Program, t keJCuJQux. K1 an Jia s been 'declared;, as .an, .organization
wjaic.h, has , adopJe.d_a^P-Oii.a^.jaf_ ajjy.o A atlj ? g^ or^ approv ing . the _ commission*
of acts of for c_e_. and violence to deny others their rights under the
.Constitution of -the United States. Lt mav b e possible that the
Department wJL.1.1 consider a Federal. .Grand Jury to i non i re rntrrT K "l an
ac ti v j t i eg^ f.or^.He.-^u rth er....admini sjbrat ion' of this program .
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As pointed out, a number of Klansmen have undoubtedly violated
Section 1001, Title 18, in that they made false statements to the " •
Federal Government. Not alX_ tb ,e,s ,e_p oss ib le_ su spects^^hasg, , as yet ,
been interviewed* At least one of* these reported Klansmen lias denied
He ' was a "T?I an Inemb e r and others may do likewise. Since such a viola-
tion is definitely within the scope of inquiry of a Federal Grand- Jury,
the reco rds of the Rian may be .subpoenaed, and other Klan memberg_ may
be q u e s t-lgpcd bv a Grand Jurv-.ab.QU.t„K lansmen who may have violated thi s
section . If the records are not produced and if Klansmen do. not jfc& aMi
,it is possible t hey may b aJdal^^ t «
In regard to the Ca r ver JLUla&fi-XLaae , the Federal Housing ^utho^ltg;,
has a f iji^^o^gage^Qn^the^p^qEei^y,,. .1 n the amount of approximately ; ,
$8007000. However, the Government does not have title to this property.
This mortgage was obtained after the first bombing and. prior to the
second one'. 1 1 ; would app e ar to be avery-te ch^^^ o
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meht PronerlyZstatutg . However > the D ep ar troen t_wl l l_ be „ r e que ^li ii^h^w— - b 7 0
consider t hi a , po s s ib i lj jy * - • - . ' 7;' ,
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We have also learned through confidential sources, that
I two of the principal suspects in the, Carver
vin ag « ara o •neratln g hahdfraoH r^^ .yet verified
it, they un aou hte^dT v hav^vlo.lata4^t.he < ^e J cpjijy, i y_..ena c tedWag e r in g -Tax. Law
In that SESF Eave not^u r j^ ^^ P® 1 * 1116
r e^llPdd'"^^ e c t i o n with the operation of™hchandbooks . Because
this information was obtained from confidential sources and because we .a re
s till conducting lnve s tlgatl.o.n,.rjsgarjUbg^tbe.sa^.wo^suspen.ts. ! ^nd^ehi^e^n^
P os sib 1 e inter ferencj Ljj^m^ of these suspec ts^by
Governm e nt a gency at this time, the informatio n has, not as yet
ferred to the Treasury Department* ' v
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flvnAiivi tl ot* the a 1 1 emn t s to dynamite* are ih viol a tx onox a n y Federal,
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a Federal Grand Jury has the juris dic.t,ipn, Ip^^inqu ir e^in^p_the^inbiAeiijts
undauTlTivSirtY^ e ry improbable that if the renegade ... /
Ktaini^rerTara involved as we believe that We will get admissions from
them because most of them will not even submit to an interview* - Conse—
quently, our efforts have been directed towards developing facts which
may possibly give a Federal Grand Jury the necessary jurisdiction to in-
quire into these cases and Klan activities in general, witn the hope that
at least some Klan members will begin to talk if subpoenaed before >a
Federal Grand Jury and, in this manner, we will be able to obtain solu—
tions to the dynami tings under investigation. We feel that certain rene-
gade Klan members are definitely^lnv,oiya..d..An«.ai„le«as,t^wp^.,qf.^these^cases
and* our ' Inv est iga t f dh'Ha s ' de ve 1 oped numerous acts of terrorism in which
they have participated a nd we. ex pgn
viduals in one way or another on some -type ^of-charge.* ■ ■ .
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d^rr^eTT^rTn^^ead^ at this time, In th.e Carver Village case, .
^SrMstS ^by iBtto/dated April if, 1952, that within about
thirtv days, the investigation will have advanced to the point that
possible prosecution should be considered. In view of the recent
aimed statements obtained from Klan members in the Moore case as to
various acts of violence in which they have participated, nupfero . T^£.
interviews and re interviews ; of Klan • members rnd f or^
vFmniaW^ o *&irb‘§irLp 1X6 d « Mi S3.nl ha. s ad vx s e d al 1 * of the s e 1 nv estiga-
iio^Ts “ Vr e~ r o 6 el^ s and expeditious attention and the Bureau
is following these cases very closely to thoroughly develop all
possibilities. . ’
While we are not yet ready to have the Federal Grand Jury
consider some phases of the investigation conducted in these cases
and since there is considerable question as to the jurisdiction of such
a Federal Grand Jury inquiring into these matters a memorand^ hds
been prepared f or the _ D e p ar tmen^inj/hich^^ .
aTd~ r e que
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That the attached memorandum be sent to the Acting Attorney
General with a copy to- James M. Mclnerney Criminal Division-, for a
decision as to the possible jurisdiction that a Federal Grand Jury
may have in considering these cases.
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of the -^lan in' bombings - in Plorida-.and^ he denied any knowledge of
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of -.activities of the Ku klux K1 an in Columbi a, Tenhe s see. He
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standard form no. 64
Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
Mr* Ros en
from : E. H* Winterrowd
DATE: April 19 , 1952
SUBJECT:
UNKNOWN SUBJECTS
HARRY T.OMOORE, et
CIVIL RIGHTS
Time of call* 1 l: 10 p*m*
al - VICTIMS
Tolson
Ladd
Glavin_
Hichols
Rosen
Tracy
Harbo
I personally discussed the current investigation of thiSs.*™.
case as well as the Carver Village Case with SAC Wall, i ns true t-^—^
ing that both investigations must be expedited and al 1 noasi hi ^
Agents available utilized on the investigations* )[ W_
It was suggested that | | should be most: tno roughly
interviewed as it is apparent that he is at the present time coop-
erative and that he has a wealth of information concerning Klan
activities, especially concerning acts of, terror in which he
personally participated* Also, he is the one who reported that
suspect EarI>Brooklvn w as in possession of. the floor plans of
Moore’s house and that we should not feel certain that he has .
actually furnished all the information he knows as to the Moore
Case* It was requested that signed statements be obtained from
him, first, as to his knowledge of the Moore Case and secondly,
as to other acts of terrorism which he knows of or in which he
participated*
T
Wall was advised that thereafter all KLansmen who partici-
pated in floggings or other acts of terrorism as evidenced by
j^imp£e»&£c«3 obtained from Klan members should be again contacted .
* ' and thoroughly re-interviewed in that regard* Wall was also advised
.that very serious consideration should be given to the use of,
surveillances in regard to Klan members*
Wall was advised that the Bureau is considering the
possibility of bringing these cases before?:;a Federal Grand Jury
and that this matter will be taken up with the Department*
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^STTANDAHDVtfRM NO* 64
Office
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HARRY T i-MOORE , ,
HARRIET TS-MOORE (Deceased) - VICTIMS
CIVIL RIGHTS
date: May 5, 1952
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HAFLEY on May 3, 1952, and explained that he had been investigating
n an angle” boncerning the above entitled case at Apalachicola,
Florida, which ”has possibilities”.
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He explained that one
Florida, had advised h imj
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that this unidentified
as Indicated to
who' is ' alleged
to be a rabid KKK member?, would have to be approab hed .through a
good confidential informant, such as I lin the Birmingham
territory who has volunteered |
in Florida. ' ■ .
■ , . £he Mobile Office indices, on
negative. T he Burea u. Miami_and Birming ham Of f Ices are, regnested
to immediateiroEe^ their respective ina i.CB.s _on thjis p erson to
he should not be discreetl
atter. If no advice to the c6ntrary_is re-
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contacted in this
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ly int er vieweBTfor f ul ,
The p o ssibil ity of uhT Using one of the Birmingh am mtormants m
approaching the unidentified | [will also be ex-
plored that office will be advised later of the results.
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STANDARD FORM, NO. 64
Office Memorandum
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
FROM :
SUBJECT:
Mr. Ladd
A, Rose
DATE: May 8 , 1952
UNKNOWN SUBJECTS ;
HARRY - TAMOORE, et
AND RELATED CASES;
CIVIL RIGHTS
Tolson
Ladd
al. » VICTIMS,
Call: 10:30 a.m*
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Risen
Tracy
Harbo
Belaont
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Kcase
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Larry t# raoore, as A
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RAG Wall, of the Miami Division furnished the text of a «»*__
l etter received today hv the .Miami . Off ins.’ fr om TTnI^? TirESWs~ ^
AttoiroymmJtos, under date of May g, 19 S 2 ,~'a .ca Br'of which la
atWoMoA IrThi s letter, Mr.^-Phillips inquired as to wE^TKef^or QA 7 -/
well a¥"lTie o^her Florida bombing oaaeo^abmdd-^^J^ 5 ^C.to_the -~
g,a deral , .^ran 4 1 ° rlda . {/ 7 - /
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It was pointed out to^SAC_JWalX^tha 4 i^^A~^riiEA< 3 jh.-i erfl "h t on ■? n
these cases had been ordered by the Attorney General; that there
in all of these
cases; that the question„a_s to whether or not the facts dev elo ped
should be presented to a Federal Grandlfurv’was 'VKd on
C " "T 1 ; * *'"■ '" r "' - i — -rrr^rr -r~*r n rr i n f m wm ,v ,i, n -rnirt-trr\ mm. in - M Tiir symramur i- i :ztt^CM -*n r M r— TrrrncTi^^^ , ^
Q S. .■ the^CJEiSto the D e p ar ffienlT; a^d tEaT tlie '^enTral
policy in all civil Rights cases is not to present such matters to
a grand jury or for the United States Attorney to consider
prosecution without the specific authority of the Department.
to s
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that the latter ,
, if he so desired. Take" ucTEi s quel? t ion «
Department regarding the p r e s e nt aHonoF^thi^e^^
current Eederal Grand Jury sitting in Miami inasmuch as the Bureau
is in no position to say whether the’ cases should or should not be
presented to» a grand jury.
ACTION:
The CEimiaaJ = ^iyigi
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May 5, 1952
Mr. R. W. Wall
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami, Florida
Dear Mr* Wall:
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Re : UNKNOWN SUBJECTS ,*
HARRY T. jjMOORE AND
HARRIETT^ ORE (DECEASED) «
VICTIMS;
CIVIL RIGHTS
Please advise me if you think the present
grand jury at Miami can be of any assistance to you
in connection with the investigation being ma^e of
the captioned matter. If so, I will get Judgd . Holland
to call the grand jury in session for the purpose of
investigating the same and all of the bombing cases
you are investigating, .
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If you think the grand jury can be of any
assistance, please furnish me a list of the witnesses,
with their post-office addresses, that you think should
be called before the grand jury. Before I take them
before the grand jury, I will want to interview them
in the United..iStates Attorney* s Office at Miami with
an FBI Agent present.
Sincerely yours.
HERBERT S. PHILLIPS
United States Attorney
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DIRECTOR, FBI AND SAC, SAVANNAH
unsubs, harry t.^moore, et al> victims, cr. rebutee TO MIAMI
east which advises QUOTE rerep sa lawrencer. chandler, march six,
FIFTYTWO, SAVANNAH, REFLECTING THAT | wAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED
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7-50 PM
THOUSAND ONE, TITLE EIGHTEEN, USC, IN NOT REVEALING HIS FORMER KKK
MEMBERSHIP AT TIME OF EMPLOYMENT. INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY
INITIATED ALONG similar lines set forth in BULET OF
regarding
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Miami, Florida
April 28, 1952
MEMO, SAG :
EE: DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF GRAND
JURY BEING CALLED IK CONNECTION 'WITH
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE GAoE ENTITLED
"UNKNOWN SUBJECTS, HARRY T. MOORE, ET AL,
CIVIL RIGHTS",
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PURPOSE OF MEMORANDUM
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The purpose of this memorandum is to furnish you with some ide as
o f the writ ers as to diffic ulties experienced in conducting- t he inves
in orange County and to present argument s in favor of a Fed.a
which would look into and explore the activities of the Ku Kinriian o
in Orange County, of course, with the ultimate aim being the solution of the
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The venu e in the HARRY T. MOOR E case insofar as it relates to
the killi n g of the victims in the case a ppears to be solely within Breva rd
County. At no time during the course of this investigation has any informa
tion been developed w hich indicates there is a Civil Rights violation in
which the Sheriff or any of the l aw e nf orcement of ficials in Brevard"
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C ounty could he accused . Therefore, the agents submitting this memorandum
are not discussing the calling of a Grand Jury in Brevard County. From
our knowledge in investigating this case, it is difficult to conceive of
any angle whatsoever that a Federal Grand Ju ry could explor e concerning
Brevard County residents* As far as Sheriff l l is concerned
in Brevard County, we have had the utmost cooperation since the crime
occurred. As a matter of fact, most of his leads would be turned over to
the Bureau to explore rather than attempting to do any of the work himself
which might interfere with the Bureau's investigation. It is Imown that
put forth every efstort of his office to solve the killing of the
victims, HARRY and EARRIEIl ^IOOEE. The investiga tion in Brevard Cou nty
failed to indicate t hat there was ever any real racial tension except f or
Negroes were
regis tered to vote in the .TjfianG-pftt .n-ft ..pr^ma ry. The relations between white
and Negro in Brevard County are exemplary.
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In the opinion of the undersigned , a Federal Grand Jury could
have justification in Orange County* Florida, based on possible violation
of Civil Rights on the part of certain law enforcement officials in that
county and violations of certain Federal laws by inoividual Klansmen in
that county. It is to support this. opinion and to expound on the advantages
of this proposed Federal Grand Jury that the following information is
being set forth.
LOCALE OF INVESTIGATION - ORANGE COUNT!
The major portion from the standpoint of agent days has been
concentrated in Orange County. This, of course, resulted from possib le
iden tification of one individual in particular. EARL J^r%KOOhLYN . who is
a resident" 'or Grange county, as bein^'a ' person' "over r in' Nlm inquiring
as to tKsT location or HA RRY MOuRE» s house. In addition, an in dividual w ho
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has~b een used as an in formant ! I saw. approximatel
two ar id, o ne-half years ago, in the hands of BRO OKLYN the ' f loop*' pi ans^ Tvf’"'
HARR I ' rhJre ' s house an d heard BROOKLYN malSe" a stabeinen& to tiie effect tha t
HARRY~®®i^iraa' eoi'ne to be taken care of and that they needed help to case
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his ho use, Based upon this ini ormation, a concentrated investigation
was conducted, the result of which was the exposition of numerous instances
o f both whit e and Negro person s be ing flo gged and, in the case of Negr oes,
se veral being shot with o ne dying as ' a" res ult , all of these terror ist
incidents being without due process of law and can be" construed as the
talcing away of one's Civil Rights guaranteed to him under the Constitution
of the United States, by reason of an al leged conspiracy between Klans men
and local law enforcement officials.
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As far as Brevard County is concerned, all logical investigation
has been completely exhausted. Periodically, as leads arise, some
additional investigation has been conducted in Brevard County. Consequent!
the real concentrated effort in this case has been hinged solely on the
activities of Klansmen in Orange County.
3. PO.vER OF THE KLAN
Th e Ku Klux Klan i ncludes some oi, fha-highest. pn hiir_,_orxici5is a r
some of the most important bu sinessmen and profess ional men and ...a lso
includelTwhf Ue ‘P'BOple' , "l^^ir i ^lks m of“lif e down to'^e^most illite rat e .
Our invest! gatibh! discloses that tfie operation of the individual Klaverns
is generally in the hands of those individuals who are uncotith and to
the point of being illiterate. The better class of individuals, while
believing in the principles of the Klan, do not take an active part
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in the operation of the Klavero on meeting nights, etc., and therefore
are not in a position to know what goes on. A ctuall y, the control an d
ope ration of the Ku Klux Elan has been surrendered Jav default to me n of
vicious, bigoted character generally lmovna as white trash.
The power of the Klan and its absolute influence on the ent ire
life of the coi^a nity, particu larly in VfeslT Orange C ounty, ha s been a n
acce pted fa ct. As far as the Klan is concerned, it is not unlike ah
undercover Gestapo operating with complete power, with the knowledge of
and even at the suggestion of all the law enforcement officials of the
community from the Sheriff down. Even if a law enfo rcement official
v - t i n i j i urr - — it m i* i n — ^ — "™" ~ - - 1 * 1 r ‘ i rriyrnwnfimrr-T jr rrn i tif m
d isagreed with the Klan and its a cti yilj^j Te^ a
negative attitude, For example, a former Deputy Sheriff who resides
in Ocoee TSri^est Orange County) was interviewed by the writers as to
his knowledge of some of the floggings which occurred. It was quite
obvious from the moment the interview began that this roan was afraid
to talk to the agents. In one breath he told us that he had no knowl- ■
edge of anybody being flogged in the county and in the second breath
said, "You know there is a powerful organization (meaning Ku Klux Klan)
in Orange County and when I was a Deputy Sheriff I knew there would b©
no need of investigating any terrorist activity because it wouldn't
do me any good."
' , 4. EFFECT OH DE0EET CITIZENS OF COMMUNITY
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The Bureau's prestige has been greatly affected by this
investigation. Fro m the outs et the- very fact th at the B ureauj was
investigating a ma tter ha ving any connection with the Ku Klux ELan had
an -i md riRftsIv e ef f ‘a ct orTuhe average decent citizen of Orange County
who t ook the general attitud e- (with justification; that n ow someth ing
The average citizen who stands for and wants a good community received
a "lift". It has been observed that tha average nerson -'n,,, Orange County
and p articularly Vfest _Omng^omit y. has a mortal. f ear_of .the Kla n.
Some who have reason or suspicion to believe that at some time in the
future they might be the object of a "ride" at the hands of the Klan
are afraid to go out of their homes at night and did not feel secure in
their homes. Since th e inception o f the investigation in Orange County
there have been no known acts of v iolence or. rides perpetrated fry or in
the name of the Ku Klux Klan or anybody else.
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5® IM COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE OF KLAHSMEM
As the, investigation in this case proceeded in Orange County it
appeared that there was a conspiracy among the Klansmen to adopt a certain
obstructive attitude toward this investigation and toward any specific
inquiries and interviews conducted by Special Age nts o f this Bureau® Informa-
tion ha s beea^fUmis hed by Confidential Informant ! It hat at one time
Sheriff r [ was instructing certain Klansmen not to cooperate
with agents of this Bureau and the cause of the investigation® For fear
of having their activities and information about the Klan divulged to the
Bureau, Klansmen passed the word that under no circumstances were the
Klansmen to furnish any information about the other Klansmen or Klan
activities to agents of this Bureau but were to rely upon the alleged
Klan oath of secrecy® Actually, it is known that at some Klan meetings,
as a distinct innovation, this Klan oath of secrecy was repeated to impress
upon the membership the necessity of withholding all information from the
FBI® 3he writers knew that there was a specific portion in the Klan oath
in which Klansmen swore to aid and assist all duly constituted law enforce-
ment officers in the performance of their legal duties® This fact was
repeatedly brought to the attention of Klansmen interviewed who were un-
doubtedly in a quandry as to their oath and its responsibilities® Many
of the Klansmen might have been inclined to furnish information were it
not for instructions emanating from the KXavems at the early stages of
this investigation to the effect that the portion of the oath above-mentioned
relating to cooperation with law enforcement officials did not apply to
the FBI® They attempted to rationalize and justify this . conclusion by
saying that the FBI had no right to come in and tell them how to "run their
niggers"® The agents conducting this investigation have contacted hundreds
of people, many of whom would otherwise have had a cooperative attitude
and furnished information of value to these agents were it not for the fact
that certain Klansmen not only bragged about the fact that they were inter-
viewed by the FBI and wouldn't give them "a damn thing" but by pressure
by word of mouth on other individuals who readily reca lled their "fear
of the Klan"® For example, a g arrulous KLansman namad f | of Winter
Garden, who is commonly known as I | told an informant of this
office that the FBI is not so hot and he had a good mind to pick up a few
loaders and pull a job right under their noses® To further illustrate
the derisive attitude of Klansmen to ward ther Bureau in their uncooperative
at titude, it is to be note d that one[ la known KLansman who
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investigation and that its agents were just a bunch of Another
example of the boastfulness of a KLansman in their conspi racy to obstruct
■this inve stigation is to be seen in an incident where one | |
H a member of the Association of Georgia Klans Klavem at Apopka,
attended a general meeting of the Associati on of Georg ia Klans on April 21,
1952, at Winter Garden Klavern meeting hall. I | had been interviewed
less than an hour before by Special Agents of this Bureau at which interview
he was surly, belligerent, and absolutely uncooperative® When he arrived
at the general meeting, according to a Confidential Informant of this
office, he bragged to the Klansmen in attendance that he was just inter-
viewed by a couple of s®o®b®*s, agents of the FBI named MEECH and SHANNON,
and he didn't give them a damn thing, a statement v&ich was hilariously
en.ioved bv all the Klansmen present®
The Klan has been counseled and advised that if novone talks .
the FEE cannot I
ha s been contacted bv smelCLans menc This attorney has told them^that
they had a constltu^ to cooperate and that they were not
under any obligation to go to the Resident Agency of the FEE in Orlando
for any interview® H e did advise them that they would^hayCLto furni sh
information to a Fedoral “”Grzm9.~ Ju ry b ulT~tSat A there wa sTno inf oxmat ion
wiaich^heyJiad~jMi^LMghtjin^^^
the refore, the FedejrOJjra nd^Juj^
ev en if_th.a 3 Lfurnished a ll the_infomation® He counseled^^tt^if^y
It is undoubtedly based on the advice of this attorney that members of
the Ku Klux Klan in Orange County feel that the United States Government
has no jurisdiction whatsoever in the current investigation or in any
Klan activities®
6. FEAR OF REPRISAL BY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS AND
DECENT CITIZMS OF COMMUNITY
It should be noted that Confidential Informants who have furnished
information in connection with this investigation and who are either former
Klansmen or presently Klansmen have appreciation of the extreme dangers
which they might encounter at the hands of a KLansman if their identifications
are ever made known. A number of these Confidential Informants have furnished
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information to this Bureau as a public . duty and have been under the impression
that any dangers which they risk will be compensated for by personal satis-
faction that they have done their duty as good American citizens when the
guilty members of the Klan are brought to, justice* These informants a re
co nvinced that if the KLan or Klansmen in power ever had anyidea! t tiat
they ‘d ths info rira ri^ information to the Bxireau they wo uld
be .ambushed andkilled* This same Ifear of r^priiiar^s ^iso reflected
members
in interviews with persons who are not now or ever have been Klan
but who are mortally in fear of the Klan and plead ignorance when inter-
viewed concerning information known to be in their possession* It is in-
conceivable that seme of the apparent witnesses to atrocities committed by
Klansmen in Orange County should be telling the truth when they plead
ignorance to facts which a normal person would have been able to furnish
under different circumstances* For instance, several white high school
teachers who are college graduates and men of superior intelligence are
known to have actually seen a group of white men beating a Negro (LUTHER
LEMAN) in the middle of a business street in Winter Garden* They saw
the incident as they drove by dn their car and noticed that a shotgun was
in the hands of one of the white men* After stopping the car they heard
a shot and then observed two cars drive by* These two white men plead
complete ignorance of almost every descriptive feature in this incident,
that is, description of the car or description of the white men involved*
Of course, they didn't obtain any license numbers* The fear engendered
in the local populace .by the Ku Klux Klan is analogous to the fear of
reprisal fostered by the Mafia and underworld groups in order to prevent
persons from furnishing information to law enforcement officials*
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7. SIGNED STATEMENTS IMPLICATING KLAN MEMBERS
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Months of int ensive j^y e§,t;igatipn ha s
which statements set forth terrorist incident
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Klan officers disclaim any knowledge of the floggings,
beatings and k ill ing s in connection with these terrorist activities claiming
that these activities are carried on by people other than Klansmen* How-
ever, the four signed statements directly implicate Klansmen and officials
of the KLavern* The investigation has not ind icated that the general organ!
zation of the Klan
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operates is not unlike sane mobs in the underworld
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under the guidance of the underworld leader* I h lo cal^ Klav e rn seem s
from the investigation it appears that the Association of Georgia KLans
is a rather loose association of Klavems idio have little control from
State or National leadership* Th e secret mannex^ in^ hlch-J^de.3^.ar§
p lanned and executed explains why only JiioselwhoIjartici.pate.Jiaye._any
knowledge of the rides* It appears that the wrecl&ng crew picked to go on
a ride is sworn to the utmost secrecy among themselves* It is known that
Klansmen would never solicit an individual ;diom they believe would have
the slightest reluctance to participate in a .ride* Therefore, it is onl y
reasonable tojaelieve that those persons who^h aye^ne ver^parti cipat ed Jn a
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REASONS FOR GRAND JURY
POSSIBILITY LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN FBI IF NO ACTION
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If the results of this investigation in Orange County are not
at some time in the future made the subject of some judicial action to
impress upon the public that the Elan and Klansmen cannot operate indefinitely
in violation of law and order, the public’s confidence in Federal law enforce-
ment and in this Bureau will be reduced to nil* The Bureau’s unique position
as enjoyed throughout the country, receiving and expecting to receive full
cooperation from the general public, will have had a definite setback which
could not be remedied in any way thereafter because of the profound effect
on the public* If seme concrete governmental action is not taken there is
a definite possibility that Klansmen might attempt some retaliation in
Orange County if an agent of the Bureau can ever be placed in a position
where he can be framed or compromised* Of course, the Klansmen in Orange
County would never cease to ridicule the Bureau and agents of this Bureau*
It is reasonable to expect that the cooperation of the ordinary citizen
in Orange County in future investigation conducted by this Bureau would
be severely effected* It is also possible that whereas in the past few
months terrorist activity on the part of the Klan has been non-existent,
if no final judicial action is taken as a result of instant investigation,
there is reason to believe that the Klan will have “an open season" in. Orange
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County. Actually, as far as the Bureau is concerned, t
agency which could in any way have put such a damper on
as presently exists.
there is no other
Elan activities
In view of the length of this investigation with no action to
date against Klansmen or the KLan in Orange County, the victims, decent
cooperative citizens, and informants who have been furnishing information
as a patriotic duty have expressed concern over the lack of Federal prose-
cutive action indicating that they have a suspicion that after all, maybe
the Elan has come out on top and is as ever the ruling force in the
community.
ADVANTAGES OF FEDERAL GRAND JURY
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The results of this investigation contain a , tremendous amount of
informati on about the * l(lan^ n(F^aid ^as Kiansmen ^ ^ich could be nse/lJur.- the
Feder al Grand "jnrv in^Orange County in interrogat ing 3 ^tnesses ._TOs sible
an b p r ^ndsrispects "wfoo 7 as*Saspe en stated previously in this memorandum.
xtfould be perfec^Iv^nlling to tell the truth to a Grand Jury under tjjejnj s-
g ujoed .belief , that the Federal/ Gra^Jur yJja§«^^ * n
indictment based on the 'im'ormation they x-rere furnishing. The mere fact
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of receiving a subpoena to appear before a Federal •’■rand Jury would lead
the Klansmen to believe that the FBI has a good deal more information than
they could reasonably expect. Actually, the Klansmen believe the FBI is
bluffing and that they (the FBI) cannot tie the klansmen in on the atrocities
even discounting the question of jurisdiction. ’.'Jhen agents of this Bureau
have advised Illansmen that they have been identified in terrorist activities
and that there are signed statements in evidence to the effect, the Klansmen
merely say that the agents insult their intelligence by saving such a thing,
adding that if the agents Lav® such information, they might as we! 1 go to
court on it. Invariably agents have warned the numerous Klansmen int erviowed
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that there might be a Federal Grand Jury before which they might be called
to testify. These Klansmen would virtually dare the consideration by the
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Federal Grand Jury, apparently confident that nothing would ever come of
it.
If a Federal Grand Jury is convened in Orange County to consider
the possible Civil Rights violations on the part of certain law enforce-
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moat officers in Orange County and possible conspiracy on the part of
Klansaan with these law enforcement officials and certain Federal violations
on the part of individual KLansmen , it would in effect impress upon the'
citizens of that county and the Klansmen the fact that there is finally
and ultimately an authority greater than the Klan under whose cloak the
Klansmen are hiding and perpetrating atrocities*
9* DISADVANTAGES IH THIS INVESTIGATION
To compound the difficulties of this investigation there is a
situation existing wherein the people in the South are not in sympathy
with the United States Government* s Civil Rights policies* "While the
majority of Klansm en or southerners would not beat or mistreat persons
either black or white without just cause, the fact re mai ns that they
are reluctant to have any part in furnishing information which would tend
to assist the Government in its Civil Rights or Fair Deal program* As
far as tha killing of HARRY MOORE is concerned, whereas many Klansmen
or ordinary citizens abhor the idea of blowing him up, they are not sur-
prised it happened or sorry it happened because they believe MOORE brought
it on himself* HARRY MOORE went too far insofar as the average southerner
is concerned* The average person is not in a frame of mind to go out of
his way to assist in the solution of the MOORE case* There is another
angle which many persons interviewed have taken in which th ey state.jtha t
so me of the floggings which the Klan has perpetrated have had salut ary
effects on tne x c^viffuai ^ctiin^^
or J. e sal*’ r^offirse I in”iiiffi^ _ cases^"^EK® w ^C^XzQrS^”of^^Ke*co^SrtSity JbglAev©
that the vicHlhs have brought „ the . tr ^ta^OOhe^elves , had it coming
Q r_fega;rregQ^ T“lnmSiFc^I^C^r^^^^M^^TOjX^jM e 7 Q
that the vicHSis have broughtthe treatment on^heaselvcs * ha d it coping
to them, endtEFthe K lan i^s^seiM jagJ^e^cig^gmity* In seme instances
tKe’*vTctims thOTsslve 3 ^have told us that they went with the riders without
opposition because they felt “they had it coming”* Persons interviewed
have mentioned that there have been many cases where victims have been
drinking too much, mistreating their families, and have reformed after
they received their beatings* It should also be noted that the Klansmen
will frequently justify a ride by setting up a fictitious set of facts to
justify the ride and also to induce other members of the wrecking crew to
operate on the ride*
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10. SELECTING JURORS IN ORANGE COJNTY
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undoubtedl
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are not- now or hgm_b een in the_
The total n umber of Flansr.ea .ig.uri-gao vm* how-
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advise d that'' ihere were from. 050 to, pOO *>°ir.hsrs in hi3 i . c?m.X3Ja:£ido l llSZgyn
of the j iGKTlFom lgadjg> +>•», rtot.^PirX-^.f.hot. »r,y ftr.-,j? e that yon
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TRENTON, N.J. Jan., 31,-Sim - iHarrv T. Moo re. NAACP leader,
pert of the New Jersey State As- home was I
sembly’s resolution to , President- bombed on Christmas day, Mr,
Truman to act on the Florida kil- Moore’s “crime” was to give lead-
lings and bombings Was announc- £rslrip to his people in demanding)
ed by the ofiicers.and staff of the justice, - ;
Eastern D ivi s a tio nal^ FnilTr . “This murder,” the statement
^JE§S22» a *■ 4 th en^anua rv leering.' con ( : j riueSj “j s a violation not only,
Joining with bther organizations 0 £ j luman vights, but also of every- 1
[including church and labor groups, thln S American. It is the function of ;
!he Division statement expressed.* the government to protect its citi- ;
ijrror at the brut al murder of zens from violence. A terror-rid- ;
; den people has no place in Ameri- *
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All members of the Farmers
Union are being urged to request ’
the use of every Federal law-en- ,
forcement agency to hunt the. guil- j
> ty and see that they are punished. ;
Particular commendation was ex- '
pressed for action of Assembly- :
man Edward T. Bowsor, Sr, and
-h .Samuel Saiber for the placing of
? this resolution, on the New Jersey
jlegislative floor. i
^ memorial meeting for Mr. and
^ Mrs. Harry Moore, murdered by
Anti-Negro racists in Florida, will
be held by the Williamsburg.Com-
mittee to protect Minorities, Feb.
13, 8.30 p.m, at Charles Mansion,
105- $ Montrose . Ave., Brooklyn.
Speakers .will include Rep. Victor
L. Anfuso, (-B’klyn); A. A. Aiel-
lo, of (the Williamsburg. American.
I Legion post and Helen Fichten-
/X. baum, chairman of the^committee.
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Reference Is nad© to the reports tranera ittod to
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above -captioned individual 0
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signed etatoment J to •jpeoial Agents of thia Bureau in which
he admitted t-iat|ho joined the Apopka, Florida, Kiavern of
tho Association df Georgia Klans in about April, 1949 0 h©
stated that ho discontinued activity in the lUan in about
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potion in Klan activities which included nine instances of
beatings of whit^ and colored individuals, attempts to beat
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Florida, has advised; Special Agents of this Bureau who are. :
working oh;. this case that he. had received several complaint s ;
from Klahsmen to- the effect that the Federal - Bureau of Investi-
gation appears to be investigating the Klan under the- guise of, :
solving the case pertaining to the victims, s He continued that
as a result of tlje s e complaints the Association, of -Georgia
Klaris has taken up a -collection, from several, unnamed loyal ' ..
Klansmen, of about $2^500, which fund is being used to pay for *
the services of thre'e private, investigators. .These inyesti- ; ;
gators, have been hired for the purpose of learning who , if. - >
anyone j in the H.ah is connected with the -killing 0f the
victims or any terror ist activities in theOrl ando-Winter 'Garden-
Apopka area j I stated the only persons who are aware of the
identities of ; these investigators are himself and a .Florida
Stated Attorney Whose name he refused to divulge* He also
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information in this case dr regarding Klan activities Uta general
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. ^ in cdriaecti on' the; investigation.; of this, and
•related tombing incidents In the State of , Florida, ’ It hah
teen -determined that a. number of pr dsent or j>as t . members of
the .Ku*Klux -Klan may have Violated Sect! on, 1'OQl ,« Title.' 18 , ;
USC, Ih that they’ did hot reveal their lvlan membership or
■arrest record on. their appli eatl.ons for Federal'- employment •. •
This, matter has been taken uh-ftith. the Department and a •”-■•:■ -
report received that all such possible violations should be
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invest igation in the "above, captioned Idas e : has
determined that! _ ~1 has been empl eyed as 'a ■;
I from February lb, 8 1913, :tQ- the present time-. . ,
afthe l I Orlando, ‘‘Meri da » A‘ he arch Of jthe
general indices of the Bure an reflects . that a ” Request for •“
report on loyalty data 1 ', standard f orm .8^, dated January 19V- ‘
19k8,,.was received by*- the Bureau from the Post Off ice. ’■ P 9P avt 1
rAont . Wa shington ^ D . . .0 . • ' Th is ; form reflec ts that | | ,
has horn I t at ] I Georgla,: and, '*fa$:;\;;, >v ’
ftVrml oved as I hv- the ' Dni ted States Post .Gffice ...
‘Service,., at Orlando, 'Florida/ In Febrnary, 19ii-3* ‘ s -' -
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that J l is *a member of the KnKlux Klan; hb^v^r, 'it -•
is noted that he joined- the Klah subse quentj to H . is
personnel 1 file -at Orl'ahdo rey.eala that he, ^as^veS^ executed
ah affidavit to. the; --effect:: that he. has;' no 1 ^ We^ ,.a^ember -of ;
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determine whether. Ev , erett;4ay-..;haye executed shy affidavit:
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AFFIDAVIT HE EVER EXECUTED WAS ANTI COMMUNIST AFFIDAVIT# ,N0 INDICATION
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DATE WHEN
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PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE
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TITLE
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HARRY T.SaDORE, HARRIETT MOORE' (deceased) -
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UMNOOT SUBJECTS; HARRY T. MOORE,.
HARRIETT%)ORE - VICTIMS (deceased)
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Ariaored Division, Fort Raox , Rentu oI<y, . reiterated that
he join ed the Apopka, Florida,, Klan in , 194^ andT Istated that
he^ffii^r haveatTend^'as many as ten ^meeting a prior /to his
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Additional Klansmei^allged/by in- 1
formants to have beenTparticipants
in various Klan terrorist activities
reinterviewed. Each denied partici-
pation and declined to furnish any
information re Klan terrorist and
other activities. Interviews with
additional individuals identified as .
Klansmen disclosed little information
of value to instant investigation. 1
informants recontactedi furnished no
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''additional information not previously
reported. Mrs. ROSA TYSON MOORE* -
mother of victim HARRY T. MOORE,' re-
interviewed and furnish ed little .-or
no information of value. I ~
| Mims, Fla.-, stated he
visited MOORE home 12-24-51, on
business. Could furnish nothing of -
value to instant investigation. ■ Re-
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DETAILS : The f ollowing ’ investiga tion wa» conducted by Spe dal
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The following KLansmen were re interviewed concerning their
alleged participation in various terrorist activities as described by
informant a.
named
as being one of the
ansmen . who went to Groveland during the disturbances in that area
following the alleged rape of a Lake County white woman by four negroes
was reinterviewed on May 9 , 1952, at which time he
specifically denied having participated in any activities at Groveland
He stated he did not care to discuss anything
KLan with the FBI.
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was reported byf
in a signed state-
msnb dated April 22, 1952, “as being one of the .Klanamen ..who went to
Groveland during the disturbances in .that area ‘ following the alleged
rape of a Lake County White woman by four negroes and the subsequent
chase of the negro attorney and other colored persons from Tavares,
Florida, to Orlando, Florida, following the trial of the alleged rapists
in August, 1949 » at Tavares. He .was also reported by[
in a signed statement dated April 4» 1952, to have during 1949
participated in a »ride» to locate one!
who had ■ allegedly!
esident of An
jalso reported
having engaged in a ’’ride** involving a negro man who had been ”saasingft
Florida
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white women in Apopka.
On reinterviewr May 10, 1952 \
denied each of the above
incidents;* He did state that during the trial of the alleged rapists
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at Tavares . duid ng August , 1949 he had gone to . Tavares on two or three
occasions after work hours. He explained his .purpose in going to
Tavares during the trial was purely to .learn what was occurring during
the trial and stated his trips had absolutely no connection with his
Klan manbership or any connection with Klan activities. He said he
was merely curious and interested in the progress being made during
the trial and as to whether or not the colored rapists were convicted.
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both t
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According to l
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wh o eluded the
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e of 19A9 in a signed statement dated April 22 ,
J |was a participant in
I near Apopka and the subsequent search
searchers and thus avoided a beating.
| |was reinterviewed on May 10, 1952, at which
time he specifically denied having participated in the above desc ribed
incidents. He claimed never to have heard of anyone by the name ofl
other than his own family. 1
He declined to discuss the matter any further.
L I in a signed statement dated April 4, 1952, identi
fi ^dl l as a person having been involved in an attempted be ating of
on j I somet ime aroun d the middle of 1949 at Apopka, Florida. | ~
also identified | |as possible having been involved in an incident
wherein a group of Klansmen attempted to locate an unnamed white man in
Winter Garden, Florida, for the purpose of taking him on a "ride".
I 1 was also identified by in a signed state-
ment dated April 22, 1952, as being one of a group of Klansmen partici-
pating in the chase of an NAACP attorney and other colored persons from
Tavares, Florida, to Orlando, Florida, following the rapists* trial at
Tavares in August, 1949* This case was commonly referred to as the Grove
land Case .
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| Lwss reinterviewed May 8, 1952? at which
time he denied specifically and categorically ever having been involved
in the above described incidents or any other ..terrorist activities of
the Klan.
He refused to discuss the matter any further at the time of
this interview.
Winter Garden, Florida
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was reported by I I in a signed statement
dated April 2? 1952? to have participated with other Klansmen during
1943 in the beating of one LUC AS, a white man who allegedly had b een
reporte d to the KLan a s havingl I Also
in 1943 1 I stated, ! ^p articipated in the beating of a white
man an d woman who were supposed to have been having an illicit affair.
I was also alleged to have participated in the beating of a white •
man from Winter Garden, Flor ida., who was all eged to have been neglect-
ing his family. According to l I 1 also participated in the -
beating of a negro in the latter part of 1943 or 1944* This man supr
posedly had cursed or had an altercation with a white man. In addition
to thesej
in the beat!
Sheriff I
was reported by|_
if a white man du
advised that
to have acted as the “finger man* 1
A5. the l atter allegedly having
I Former Orange Connty
[had been identified by a white
woman and her daughter as being one of the individuals who beat them
near Clarcona, Florida.
|advised that ! [ w as one of the Klansmen
who traveled to Grove land, Florida, duri’hg the disturbances there fol-
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lowing “the alleged rape of a Lake County -white wcjs&n by four negroes*
I I was reint er vie wed May 8, 1952, at *hich time he stated
there was no use to go over any more ground concerning KLan activities
as he had told everything he knew in previous interviews* He specifically
denied having been involved in any of the above described incidents and
refused to discuss these and other Klan activities*
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| in a signed statement dated March 19 , 1952?
involvedl I in an incident wherein severa l Klanameh be at a
•who lived in or near Ocoee, Florida. l I •was a
fat woman alleged to have been drinking heavily, going out with
men and neglecting her children. She was beaten in a small grove
near Winter Garden and subsequently returned to within a short dis-
tance of her home in Ocoee.
| was reinterviewed on May 13, 1952, at which time he
specifically denied having been involved in the above described inci-
dent. In addition, he stated he had never heard of such an incident*
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He stated he had given all the information about the Klan
in his possession at the time of his previous interviews. He noted
that he had not been active in the Klan until he had gotten out of
the Army dining May, 1946 and even then he had attended only one or
two meetings. He stated he had sought to reactivate himself purely
for political reasons but that he had found people in the Klan he. did
not care to associate with and he had therefore had nothing mors, to
do with the. Klan after having attending those one or two meetings^
Sanford, Florida
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I I in a .signed statement dated April 2, 1952, in-
volved | I in a Klan n ri.de f| wherein a white victim who lived in
Winter Garden, Florida, on the same street as | I and y
across from him, was beaten. This ma n -was all eged to be a heavy
drinker and. to have abu sed his family.l land EARL-J^BB©®fLVM
were alleged by | | to have gotten the man out STld^ho^TiSd
into the car. He was taken to a citrus grove on the east side of Lake
Apopka and severely beaten. He was ieft there to walk home. '
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| I was reinterviewed on May 13b 1952, at which time
he info nned~A'gen6s "'tm't he had never heard of any such thing and that
he certainly had never been involved in anything like that.
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He declined to discuss the matter further and refused to furn
any additional information about the Klan.
| in a signed statement dated April 22, 1952, claimed
| had requested a group of Klansmen from Orange County to go over
to Grove land, Florida , “because something was go ing to happen there 1 *
in July, 1949 » I l algo claimed he heard that I I burned some of
the negro houses in the Mascotte area just outside Groveland follow-
ing the alleged rape of a Lake County white woman by four negroes.
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| was interviewed on May 10, 1952.- At the time he
made it quite clear he would not disclose ary of the names of individuals
who were Klansmen and he did not intend to disclose any Klan secrets
because of the oath he had taken as a KLansman.
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Concerning the allegati on that he had requested Klansmen from
Orange County to go to Groveland j | stated that the Law had called
the Kl an in to protect the alleged rapists from Lake County citizens.
When questioned specifically regarding the persons responsible for the
“calling of the Law** l I dee lined to elaborate or give any information
as to the identity of such persons.
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I i readily admitted having been present at Groveland im-
mediately after the apprehension of the alleged rapists and that he
was present there for the purpose of. protecting them from the Lake
County citizens who were in a' very ugly mood. In addition, he stated
he knew that several negro houses in the Mascotte area just outside
Groveland had been burned and recalled seeing them at a later date.
However, he specifically denied having had anything to do with the burn-
ing of these houses. He also stated he had no knowledge of the identities
of the individuals who had burned the houses although he. believed the
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burnings were done by irate Lake County citizens, probably relatives
of the woman who had allegedly been raped.
ptated he had joined the old Florida Klan in Apopka
seme ten years ago. About a year after he joined the Florida Klan
switched to the Association of Georgia Klans. He stated he had been
active as a member of the Klan up to about four years ago at which
time he ceased any active participation. He has not paid any' dues
or attended any meetings since that time. He gave as his reason .for
quitting the fact he did not like the caliber of the new membership
coming into the Klan and also because there was too much petty bick-
ering going on at the meetings.
He stated he had never heard of HARRY T. MOORE prior to the
time of MOORE *s death and the only knowledge he had of MQQEE or the
bombing was that which had appeared in the public press.
Throughout the interview | Ireiterated a number of times
that the ideals of the Klan are- of the highest type and he personally
does not believe that any Klan member would resort to any act of
violence
Apopka, Florida
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In a s igned statement dated Apri l A, 195 2 , |
linyolv ed l I in th e beating of ond laround th e middle of
1949 1 (allegedly was | | i mplicat ed
I in both incidents concerni ng! | He also implicated ]" I in
the ’’ride” wherein a negro was picked up off the streets in Apopka.
He was subsequently beaten in a citrus grove nearby and while being
beaten .ran off. This negro was supposedly ’‘gassing** white women.
| also implicated ! | in the chase of the negro NAACP attorney and
other colored people from Tavares. Florida , ' to , Orlando , Florida, im-
mediately following the closing, of the tidal of the Groveland Rape
Case at Tavares in August, 1949. In his statement I I said that I
ms also involved in an attempt to locate a n egro man for the purpose
of taking him out and whipping him. l Idi d not fu rnish d et ail s of
this incident. Also in his statement! |said that took part
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in the beat ing of a 'white man who lived next door to
| of Apopka. The mfe of this man sometime in the simmer
of 1950 asked members of the Klan to take him for a "ride”. He was
taken to the woods immediately north of Apopka and severely beaten.
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| | in a statement dated April 2$ 1952 <? involved
in the chase of the negro attorney and other colored persons from
Tavares to Orlando as described above.
| I wa s re interviewed May 9* 1952. He specifically
denied' involvement in any of the above mentioned incidents. He did
state that he had never heard of the chase of the negro attorney and
other colored persons from Tavares to Orlando.
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no knowledge of any terrorist activities on the part of the Klan and
again stated he had never himself bean involved in ary terrorist activ-
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April 4s 1952? and by
1952, in the "ride" involving one
been set forth heretofore.
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in a statement dated April 22 >
the details of which have
He ’ was involved by In hi s .stateme nt in th e chase o f the
negro attorney from Tavares to Orlando. I 1 involved! Hn •_
the " ride" involving the white man who lived next door t q
I in Apo pka, the details of which have been set forth above . | |
stated that j j was involved in the attempted shooting of one I '
| a CIO o rganizer o f the Crate Mil Employees at Apopka. | ~~T
also stated that l I was involved in the "ride” wherein onel -
who used to work at the Plym outh Exchange at Plymouth, Florida, and '
who lived next to | fc as taken for a "ride" in either 1949 or 1950.
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| | was reinte rviewed May 9? 1952? a.t which time he
specifically denied involvement in all of' the above described in-
cidents . He again claimed he has never at any time been involved in
any terrorist activities. He stated he could offer no explanation
whatsoever as to why he had been implicated in these various incidents.
for
He not ed that he had not been a ctive in the Klan in any way
approximately the past year and a half.
While app arently cooperative in offering any and all assistance
he could J I did not furnish ary information of value to instant
investigation in addition to that he had previously afforded at the time
of the original interview.
Winter Gar den Florida
| Jin a signed statement dated April L ,
1952? implicated in 'brides” dur ing 1949 regarding one I who
had been reported to the pan to have I I a •
ride then a negro man who had - been reported to the Pan to have been
’’sassing” white women and acting smart was beaten? also an additional
"ride” when an attempt was made to find a white man in Winter Garden
but such efforts to locate the man were unsuccessful; a “ride** on
which a neighbor of | | who was reported to be running around
with other women was tak en from the porch of his residence during the
summer of 1940 by I "l and another Pansman to a waiting automobile
where they were . joined by other Pansmen and the victim was taken to
a giove and whipped with the “Pan strap”.
was reinberviewed May 8? 1952? and at that time emphat-
ically denied he had ever participated in any ’’rides” or terrorist
activities carried out by the Pan. He declined to make any statement
regarding his Pan menbership or activities of the Pan? stating he had
already afforded all the information he intended affording the FBI?
such information having been afforded in his previous interview.
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a signed statement dated April 4> 1952 , as one of the individuals vho
took part in the "ride” wherein ond Iwas sought out unsuccessfully
by the Klan for the purpose of beating hint
sometime during the latter part of 1949 •
This incident took place
On reinterview May 9, 1952 J
Jdenied specifically hav-
ing been involved in this affair and again stated he had never been
involved in ary terrorist activities at any time whatsoever.
He declined to discuss the Klan and its activities, relying
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Wills & Wills "Bat teiy Company
745 West Church Street
Orlando, Florida
stated
in a signed statement dated Ap ril 2, 1952,
] of the "ride car" wherein one l
packing house on the north side of the
d, east of Winter Garden, Florida, was pic
up off the stree t and taken
supposed to have |
was
Winter
On interview May 15, 1952'i
] specifically denied having
been on this ride and categorically denied having been involved in any
affairs, terrorist or otherwise, of the Klan. He specifically stated
he was not in the Klan in 1945, at which time the above incident was
supposed to have taken place. On further questioning he admitted that
FRED BASS (deceased), old-ti me Klan smart, had given him the Klan obliga-
tions in an automobile while) [ was chauffeuring BASS to Tampa
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I claimed he never attended a single meeting of the Klan and that
vhen BASS gave him the obligation it came to Mm as a complete surprise
because he had never before that time evidenced any interest in the
Klan and had never made application to join the Klan.
He concluded that he knew notMng whatsoever about instant
case and, further , that he had no knowledge of any Klan activities
in and around Orlando, Florida.
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| | in a signed statement dated April 4* •
1952? implicate d I in the following Klan. terrorist incidents: a
"ri de" dur ing 1949 when unsuccessful attempts w ere made to locate
one | ~1 who had been reported to the Klan for| |
a "ride 1 * involving a negro man who had been reported -fco t.ha TGan Fn 1
have been "sassing" white wbaen and "acting smart" and who was packed
up in south Apopka and taken out to a grove- arid whipped? although not
severely inasmuch as he broke away and escaped further punishment
from his assailants; the chase of the NAACP attorney and some other
colored persons by KLansmen following the trial of the alleged rapists
at Tavares, Florida, during August, 1949; a "ride" involving a negro
man and attempts to locate him were unsuccessful; a "ride"" on which
attempts were made to locate a white man but such attempts met with,
failure; a "ride" during July, 1950 during which time efforts were made
to locate a white man who was to be whipped but the participants were
unahle to locate the .victim ; another "ride" during which time a white
man, neighbor of I I h aving been reported to the Klan to have been
consorting with women , ranking and neglecting his family, was taken
to a grove where he was whipped with the "Klan strap".
| | in a signed statement dated April 22,
1952, implicated ! l as the ""f inger man" of a "ride" during 1949 or
1950 in which a white man named | a neighbor of I I was taken
out and beaten because this man was not properly supporting his family.
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I I was reinterviewed May 9, 1952? and at
that time stated he did not believe it would serve any purpose to
talk to Mm any further in regard to his membership, KLan terrori
or other activities*
During the interview he emphatically denied he had
participated in "rides’* or other KLan terrorist activities#
dined to make any other statement.
ever
He de
Apopka, Florida
plicated |
latter part ''of
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| in his signed statement da ted Apri l 4, 1952
in the incident involving one | l around the
as described above.
I [was reinterviewed May 9s 1952, at which time he flatly
denied having been involved in this or ary other incidents and declined
to furnish any other information whatsoever.
I in a signed statement .dated April 22,
1952, stated that ! I was present at Groveland, Florida, along
with a large group of Klansmen i mmediately after the incident in whi
four negroes allegedly raped a white woman, commonly knovn as the Gr
land Rape Case.
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readily admitted that he had been at Groveland at the time the Natio:
Guard had been called out to keep peeow and order in Groveland as a
result^ of the unrest caused by the arrest of the four negroe s acraispj
°if hay in g raped a wh ite woman. He stated he went there with
lan fl I He stated h e went mere ly out of curiosity to : sei
what was going on. According to| | as soon as the citizens
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appeared to be getting out of hand when, the local populace .began carry?*
ing shotguns and he later heard# source unknown# ' that they shot through
the houses of the negroes in the colored section, he decided to get
out of Gr oveland- He estimated he had been there only about three hours
|stated he could not identify any of the individuals who were
carrying on in that manner*
He stated he personally knew of po action taken by any of the
KLansmen and that he himself Had taken no action of any sort >
Florida
| [in his signed statement dated
1952 > implicated ! 1 in the »»ride*» involving oneQ
described above, sometime during 1949 «
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| was re interviewed May 9# 1952, at
he denied ever having been on this or any other **rides n «
had nothing further to add to his previous statements and
to discuss the matter further*
which time
He, stated he
did not wish
described above by
1952.
in the «ride» involving one| |as
in his signed statement of April 4#
to reinterview May 14, 1952 J
ing been involved in this incident and further
involved in any terrorist activities*
pecifically denied hav-
stated he had never been
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He stated hecfelt there was nothing further to discuss and
desired not to continue with the interview*
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was involved in the Hrdriett regarding ontJ
described above in the sigtxed statement of
4, 1952 .-.
dated April
| j was reinterviewed May. 9> 1952, at which time
he specifically denied having been involved in this or other terrorist
activities: .
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The interview was terminated with!
statene nt that he
did not care to add anything more to the statements he had previously
finished# ‘ .
As a possible explanation of the almost uniform replies received
from the above Klansmeri, it should be noted that it has bee n reported
previously that. the Klan was given instructions by Attorne;
of .Orlando, Florida, to the effect that TClansman could identi fy^them-
selves. as being associated with the Klan but they should furnish the
FBI no information about the Klan’s activities or the identities of
other Klansmen.
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Confidential Informant T -l, of known r eliability. furnished
information to the effect that one
is a close friend of
suspect EARL Jo BROOKLYN and also a ftlansman.
Based on this information
County Sheriff’s Office where he is
May 13, 1952.
J was i nterviewed at the
employed ad
on
stated that he has known''
associate for approximately one year. He“"s
BROOKLYN is not active in the Klan
halth and.
BR OOKLY N
that
a fairly ■
e knows that
off
j been active during the entire ;
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BROOKLYN has not been rea ll y active in the Klan since there was’ a *
split-up in the KLan about two years ago. He stated he was not ac-
quainted with the details of this split-up. ■ He stated that he has
never heard BROOKLYN mention anything about HARRY T. iJQORE with the ex-
ception that he had been questioned several t imes by t he FBI in con-
nection with the MOORE bombing. 'According to l ^~1 BROOKLYN told him
that he had never heard of MOORE prior to the time the announcement of
the bombing appeared in the newspaper. He expressed- his opinion that
BROOKLYN did net have anything to do with the bombing, due to ill health.
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Concerning himself ! 1 readily volunteered the information
that he became a member of the KLan about a year ago and at that time
he was elected to the position of Number One Man in the KLokann Com-
mittee. He explained this was jnot the top position on the Klokann
Committee but was merely that directly belo^the Chief of the KLokann
Committee. He stated he had gotten this position through no particular
efforts on his part bub merely because he had been present at the meet-
ing on election right and that there were few members present that
night. He believed there was some by-law requiring persons elected
to be present at the time they were elected. He stated he remained
active in the KLan up until the time he started working in his present
position as | | He started this job March 25 , 1952.' From
that time he has nob attended a meeting of the KLan although he fre-
quently runs into individuals who are known to him as Klansmen. He
also stated that he is, as a result of absences, no longer the Number
One Man on the Klokann Committee. He explained this came about because
of another by-law viiich states that if any officer misses three meet-
ings in a row he is automatically dropped from his office. He stated
' he presumed he is still technically a member of the Klan inasmuch as
he has paid his dues for the calendar year 1952*
the Exa
sumedP
| stated that at the time he stopp ed atteni
■clops of his particular Klavern was
is still the Exalted Cyclops. ^5
meet ings
I He pre
He declined to name any other individuals with whom he was
associated in the Klan, stating he preferred not to because:, of the oath
he had taken as a KLansman.
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He stated he himself was in the company of| | on
Christinas .Day, 1951 • He took his parents to visit relatives in Loftori,
Florida, on the evening of Christmas Day*
Previous investigation indicate d I t a '^
I employee at the Orlando, Florida, ! I was^ 'xSgnger^fff .
the Ku Klux_KLan.-. A complete inspect ion of his personnel' file at the
Orlando Post Office ,made availabl e by| | failed
to disclose any affidavit made bv l I to the effect that he is
not and never has been a member of any organization or group which
advocates depriving others of their civil rights. He has executed the
usual anti- Communist affidavit and anti- strike affidavit*
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Based on his alleged KLah membership! [was interviewed
on May 9, 1952. At that time he readily admitted having joined the
Klan sometime around 1935, at which time he was approximately 21 years
of age. He stated his purpose in joining the Klan w as purely social,
so he could go to the Klan-sponsored public dances. He also stated he
was not certain but believed that FKBD^BASS w as the Exalted Cyclops
at the time he joined. He stated that* he attended only about two or
three meetings of the Klan after he joined it. As nearly as he can re-
call he remained active for approximately two years or until about 1937 *
During that time his sole function in the Klan was to go to the d ances.
During the interim from approximately 1937 to about 1946 or 1947, |
had no association with the Klan.
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In either 1946 or 1947 one of the members of the Klan apprcache4
him asking him to reactivate himself. He stated He preferred not to
reveal this individual's identity. Based on this request he did go
back to attend two or three meetings.
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anything to do with the Klan after hearing WALTER WINCHEKL’s program
one night in either 1946 or 1947 wherein IVIN CHET made an announcement •
to the effect that the United States Government was starting to investi-
gate federal employees who were members of organizations appearing on
the Attorney General’s list. Mr. WINCHELL reportedly stated that the
Ku Klux Klan was one of these organizations. He stated as soon as he
heard this he decided he did not want to have anythirg further to do
with the Kla n as he did not want to jeopardize his position with the
| in any way.
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ing that it would not have covered a period of more than three months
over scattered periods in the 17 years he had been associated with the
Klan in one way or another. He stated that as nearly as he can re- *
call he only paid dues about three times and although he had been
issued as many meubership cards he did not have any of them at the
present time.
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He stated that at no time during his association with the Klan
had he ever heard of any terrorist activities wherein persons were beaten
or otherwise intimidated.
He was asked his knowledge of the following named individuals
and furnished the following comments:
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EAEL BROOKLYN : He is acquainted with him and recalled seeing
him at a few of the .meetings he attended. The last meeting
at which he saw BROOKLYN was some four or five years ago.
: He is acquainted with him but never saw him
atTany of the meetings except socials. He had heard that
BELVIN had been banished from the Klan.
J. B. JOHNSON: He is acquainted with him and has seen him
at Dan meetings but knows little about his personal life.-
| | He knows him but by sight only and has seen
mm ax luan meetings.
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at Dan meetings. He knows | |acted in the office of
Dud.
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Concerning instant bombing *| stated he had never
heard of HARRY T. MOORE until he read about the bombing in the news-
paper immediately after it happened. ‘ He stated he had never heard
MOORE * s name mentioned in any Klan meetings and is certain he was
never discussed* either by tame " o r descript ion, on the floor of * any
KLan meetings. In this connect io d I stated he never heard' any
discussion of any racial problems on a Klan meeting floor. He voiced
his belief that the Klan and its principles are based on the Bible and
that he considered it a religious organization. He stated the issue
of white supremacy is not uppermost in the mind of a true Klansman.
He himself is "dead set” against violence in any shape or form.
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The following is a description of
observation and interrogation:
Name
Birth date
Birthplace
Height
Weight
Eyes
Hair
Complexion ■
Scars and marks
Parents
Wife '
Children
Residence
Occupation
Arrests
as obtained from
none admitted except minor traffic
violations
Mrs. ROSA TYSON MOORE* mother of victim HARRY T. KOQRE* was •
reinterviewed Nay 14* 1952* at her home, at 1758 Louisiana Street*
Jacksonville * Florida* for the purpose of obtaining greater detail
concerning the events that occurred just prior to instant bonibing. She
furnished the following information.
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Mrs. MCGEE arrived in Titusville , Florida, from Jacksonville
on the train about noon, Saturday, December 22, 1951- She took a
taxi from the station to Mims, Florida. The taxi "was driven by a
white driver. He did not take her directly to victim M00EE ' s home
but first drove her to his home .to pick up his wife and father-in-law.
His home is located in Titusville. After picking up his father-in-law
and wife he drove Mrs. MOORE directly to Mims. 'She stated" it' was
raining quite hard and she had to show the driver th e wav t o her son's
house. She recalled asking him if he knew where the | | family •
lived. The driver stated he was not sure but had a vague idea. Ac -
cordingly, she directed him to the general vicinity of the | house
and just before getting there showed him the turn-off to , her son's
house. She stated she .never at any time mentioned her son's name' dur-
ing the course of the ride. She also stated the driver was not in
any way inquisitive about her destination or her business in Mims.
Upon arriving at the house victim MOO
her. He also offered to pay her taxi fare but
ready paid it.- After getting inside the house
mented he did not know the driver.
E came out and greeted
did not as she had al-
she recalled HARRY com-
After getting in the house HARRIETT and l
ing house. They all stopped what they were doing to
have a gene ral family discussion, a fter which Mrs. M
her room bvi
| were elean-
greet her and
ORE was taken to
After that HARRIETT and left in the family
car to do some shopping either in Titusville or Mims . She recalled
they were gone for quite some time. During that time she sat and
visited with her son. ‘ She could not recall what they talked about, but
was quite sure it was just general family talk. She stated HARRY was
in good spirits and at no time gave any impression of being afraid of
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l^hen HARRIETT and | returned they prepared JWS"
noon meal and all of them ate.- After they finished eating HARRY/ went
into Mims to get the mail at the' Post Office. He came right back. Af-
ter he gpt back to the house he went out into his grove and worked there
the. rest of the afternoon.
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That evening HARRIETT and | | went to the|
house and Mrs. MOORE and' HARRY remained at home. HARRY spent the
entire evening -writing. She stated she could not recall anyone com-
ing by to visit that evening.
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The next day, Sunday 3 December 23 3 19513 Mrs. MOORE recalled
that after they had arisen and had breakfast HARRY asked if she
wou ld like to go to church. She - declined and recalled that HARRIETT
andl I did not eo to church. HARRY -went to church bv
and| | did not go to church. HARRY went to church by
himself at the Missionary Baptist Church located i n the colored qu arters
of Mims. She was not certain but thought possiblyf |had
dri ven him over and picked him up later . During his absence HARRIETT '
and [ visited at the home.
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Mrs. MOORE stated her. recollection of the afternoon and even-
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ipg*s events on Sunday was very vague. She stated idle did not believe
HARRY did any work in his grove but as nearly as she can recall he
stayed around the house and rested, doing a little reading and some
writing. She stated there were no callers at the house that day.
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On Monday, December 24, 1951 3 the events were commonplace un-
til sometime late in the morning when she recalled a white man came ■ -
up to the house and knocked on the porch. She said she went to the
door, to see what the man wanted at which time he stated,, ”Is HARRY
here?” At that point HARRY came up to the door in back of her and said,
”0h, I know vho that is.” He went out into the yard and talked with
the man. Mrs. MOORE recalled they went around the side of the house
to the rear and talked there for a few minutes. When HARRY came back
he stated the man had come over to see about the pump which was, out of
order and he had taken him around to the pumphouse located in the rear
of the house to look it over. He mentioned something about having
made a deal with the man to repair the pump. She also stated that
HARRY commented he did not know the man*s name but he lived somewhere
in the vicinity of Mims. According to Mrs. MOORE, HARRY stated he had
sent word for this man to come and look over the pump. He was also
to have stated that the man offered to start working on the pump at
that time but that HARRY had. declined in view of the fact the water
would have to be turned off for a period of time and that it might
interfere with the household routine. He stated he had made arrange-
ments with the man to have him come back later.
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HARES' spent the remainder of the day -working in his grove
by himself. He -was banking young orange trees and had a few more
to do before he was finished. Mrs. MDORE stated that as nearly as
she can recall he stayed around the house the entire day, although
she thought he might have taken a trip into Mims to collect mail.
That evening the entire family stayed at home and HARRY
spent the evening reading, writing and talking. She did recall he
discussed a little of his work with the NAAGP. Mrs. MOORE stated
she told him she was glad he had stopped that work, at which time
HARRY replied he was still doing the same thing without pay. He
explained he was still, the coordinator for the NAACP activities in
the State of Florida. He stated that he did plan to stop his work
eventually but that before he did he wanted to accomplish two things.
One of the things was to accomplish equalization of teachers* salaries
throughout the State of Florida. The other was to see justice done
in the Groveland Case. Mrs. MOORE stated HARRY said that after he
had accomplished these two things he wanted to get back into teaching.
He said he had an offer to start teaching in February but did not say
where. He did say he believed the offer to be a good one.
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During the discussion he also stated that he wanted to go back
to school and get his master*s degree. He stated his wife and daughter .
had offered to do that for him. In this connection henoted they felt
he had sacrificed to put them through school and now it was their turn
to sacrifice to see that his education was completed.
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AB degree from Bethune-Cookman College in August , 1951 • She stated that
as nearly as she could gather, HARRIETT was going to continue teaching
at Lake Park, Florida. ,
She was questioned concerning HARRY *s attitude toward the
NAACP. She replied that HARRY was very close-mouthed about his activ-
ities with the organization but she did recall his expressing his dis-
couragement in that he could not understand why the . colored people
in Florida did not take more interest in NAACP work.
Christmas morning, December 25, 1951, HARRY remained around
the house and did no vjork of ary sort. HARRIETT and I Iwant
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over to the I house and assisted in the preparation of the Christmas
dinner* A fter they came back the entire MOORE family got dressed and
went to thq [house for dinner* As nearly as she was able to re-
call they all went over about 3:00 or 4:00 F. M. in HARRY * s car. She
could recall no unusual incidents during the dinner at the l I and
as nearly as she could recall a ll the talk was family talk.
Mrs. MOORE stated' that they must have left the| (residence
sometime shortl y after 9:00 P.M. All of them: HARRY, .HARRIETT,
l and herself, drove back in HARRY’S 'car and he parked
it directly in front of the house. They all got out of the car and
everyone except HARRY went inside. He stayed outside for about a
minute, apparently standing in front of the house or on the front porch.
As soon as he got inside they all sat down in the living room. HARRIETT
commented that she was tired and was going to bed. At that HARRY asked
her to wait because he wanted them to have a piece of anniversary cake,
it being their 25th wedding anniversary. HARRIETT first declined but
after repeated urging on his part she went to the kitchen and brought
out two cakes. At that all four sat down at the table " : in the dining
room, at which time HARRY and HARRIETT - carried out a little ceremony
whereby the two, holding the knife at the same time, cut a slice of cake.
After that Mrs. MOORE cut a piece of cake for HARRY and a small piece
for herself.
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They all ale a little of the cake and then HARRIETT -washed
the plates and nut away the cake. After that HARRIETT went t6 bed.
1 sat on the settee and read for a while until she went
to sleep. Mrs t MOORE and HARRY remained seated at the dining room
table and talked. She could not recall what they talked about but -
guessed it was family talk, mostly centered around the anniversary.
She stated she thought HARRY was reminiscing about his and HARRIETT’S
courtship and early married days. Finally HARRY said, he was tired and
was going to bed. Mrs. MOORE agreed and she, too, left to go to bed,
telling HARRY to. wake upl I before he - retired. She recalled
he woke | I who went to her room. When. Mrs « MOORE went to
her room HARRY was the only person remaining in the living-dining area.
A few moments later she recalled hearing someone in the bath
room and called, ’’HARRY?”? after a short while he answered,. ”Yes,
what do you want? ” Sh e replied, ”Just wanted to know who it . was. Did
you wake I | up?» | | ) HARRY replied, ”Yes,
she is sitting up reading.”
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After that incident , Mrs. MOORE stated, she disrobed and
went to bed, putting out the light. She stated -she was lying on her
back when suddenly there "was a loud noise and she distinctly re-
maribered seeing the light fixture fall from the ceiling. When she
saw that she cried out beca use she was afrai d the fixture would
hit her. She recalled that | fc alle d out , "Grandma , are
you hurt?”, to which she replied, ”No, are you?” | | said
no, whereupon M rs. MOORE instructed her to call HARRY and HARRIETT.
| replied they did not answer her and immed iately went
to the back door, calling f ori I Mrs. MOORE
stated she recalled telling l Ishe wo uld- have to open the
door or they would not hear her. I I did not want to open
the door because she was afraid there might be someone outside. There-
after they both came into the living-dining room area and turned on
the lights in an attempt to learn what had happened.
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After the b ombing I |.came over and assisted
in getting HARRY out of the debris and then drove ov er to _Bse|
residence where they changed auto mobiles an d left in
the hospital in Sanford, Florida.
car for
in front and HARRY, Mrs
jwas dr iving w ith HARRIETT and
MOORE and I I and
in the back
Mrs. MOORE again stated that in the ride over to the hospital
nothing was said by anyone in the car that would lead to the identities
of anyone who might have perpetrated the bombing. She recalled HARRY
and HARRIETT said nothing en route to the hospital.
Later, at the hospital, she recalled that HARRIETT first thought
she was going to get well because she said she was going to go back
to Lake Park to teach. She recalled that her conversation was at times
quite disconnected and irrational and at one time she commented she
was looking for HARRY; that he had been back to see her several times.
On questioning HARRIETT said that HARRY came through the door but that
she was bothered because he would not talk to her. Later, as her con- 1
dition grew worse, HARRIETT said on two or three occasion’s that she
wanted to die and that she had nothing further to live for on this
earth. Mrs. MOORE stated that HARRIETT had never mentioned any enemies
that either she or HARRY had and stated that she did not know of any
enemies either might have had.
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During the course* of the interview Mrs. MO ORE w^ § asked,
•whether HARRY had ever mentioned anything about jClX]X2i^HEM )IgiK,
Grand Dragon of the Southern Knights o f the Kii
other KLansmen or Klan activities. SheTr’enlied that HARRY had never
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to her*
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It was learned through r ~l at Mims that the probable
persons who visited victim MOORE ? s home on Monday? December 24? 1951?
to look at his pump would be either I I aka
Both of these individuals reside at Mims.
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on interview May 16? 1952? stated he had never gone
to the MOORE residence for ary purpose although' he was acquainted with
HARRI MOORE ? having known him as a resident of Mims* He pointed out
the possibility that l 1 may have been the individual who
visited the MOORE house December 24? 1951*
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2*37-1 on interview May 16* 1952. stated victi m MOORE had left word
at Sharp » s Store in Mims that he wanted to have I b orne down to his
house to look at his pump on Monday? the day before Christmas . | I
stated that as nearly as he can recall he went over to MOORE ? s house
about 3:00 P.M.'and remained a few minutes? during which time he and
MDOKF*. looked at the pump in the pumphouse and discussed its repair*
l estimated he was there possibly 15 minutes* As a result of their
discussion he made arrangements whereby he was to get MCORE a new
pump and install it and get the old pump in exchange. The instal-
lation was to be made on the following Thursday? 1 December 27? 1951®
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stated he pulled his car in on the garage side (south)
of MCORE * s house. At that time MOORE came out and the two went back
to the pump house. He recalled that MCORE told him he intended stay-
ing at Mims for a 1 few days until the first of the year.
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He stated this was the first .time he had ever had any contact
with MCORE with the exception of a time some twelve years ago when he
wired the house for electricity. He stated he was not acquainted
with ary of MCORE ? s activities.
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Concerning the bombing its elf | |stated he was just go-
ing to bed when he heard tte bomb go off at which time he got up and
looked out the front door. He stated he thought it was possibly a
truck that had had a blow-out on the main highway. It was not until
the n ext morning that he had learned MC0RE*s house had been bombed.
I state d that at no time had anyone asked him any questions about
During the interview of ROSA MCOEE, victim* s mother, her sister.
Miss TYSON, was present. At one point she interjected the information
that HARRY sev eral years ago had come to Jacksonville with a friend,
| of Bairbow, Florida,, who works there as the representative
of the Central life Insurance Company; Upon arriving at Jacksonville
HARRY told Miss TYSON that they had beep followed by two white men un-
known to them all the way from Mims to Jacksonville. According to Miss
TYSON, they had stopped two times at filling stations and sought the
advice of the attendant as to what they should do in order to lose
their followers. Both times they were advised to remain at the sta-
tion for a period of time with the idea that whoever was following
would travel on and lose them, However, each time the car following
them caught up with them again. The last time they stopped the at-
tendant recommended they go on to Jacksonville but not to their ul-
timate destination. He recommended that instead they go to some place
like the railroad station and lose themselves in the crowd and remain
at the station some length of time in an effort to throw off their
survejllors. HARRY told Miss TYSON that he and I did go to the
railroad station where they lost their surveillance, ultimately pro-
ceeding to Miss TYSON *s residence at 1758 Louisiana Street. HARRY
did not describe the men or the automobile.'
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Bartow, F lorida, wa s interviewed May 17, 1952. At the time of this
interview I I stated he definitely rec all ed taking the trip from
Mims to Jacksonville with MOORE sometime around 1937 'or 1938 but he
had no recollection whatsoever of anyone following -•them. He stated
that at that time he J | had brought suit in his name against
the county for the purpose of gaining equal salaries for all teachers.
He noted that he was teaching school at Titusville at that time and ■
that HARRY was also teaching school there. He stated that HARRY- be-
came interested in this suit as a repr esentative of the NAACP and was
of considerable assistance to I I in pursuing the suit. In this
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himself had begun
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| stated that at no time has HARRY ever mentioned, any
enemies and never mentioned any threats' having been made against him.
He noted that his contact •with’ MOORE has been limited since about 1938*
at which time he lost his job as teacher in Titusville and subsequently
got his present position as insurance supervisor for the Central life
Insurance Company in Tampa* Florida* wording as their agent in Bartow*
Florida. He said he occasionally saw MCORE when he would go back to
visit his home in Mims. He' stated he has never worked with. HARRY
MCORE on any other cases although he has been associated with him in
an official capacity through the Progressive Voters League of which
both he and MCORE were officers.
He recalled mentioning to MOORE on one occasion that he
thought it was a bit risky for him to travel around the state alone.
As he recalled MCORE replied that he saw no reason for his being afraid
because he was not doing anything wrong.
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all of Mi ms * Florida, in an effort to effect an identification of the
two white men who came to the colored quarters in Mims* inquiring for
MCORE on about May 17* 1951* at the Mims Confectionery Store. These
included photographs of the following individuals:
CARL DAVIS GEEENHALGH
LLOYD HATCH
EDGAR ELLIS
KSGNgBOGAR
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Based on information previously received that automobiles
bearing i.951 Florida licenses| |and | [ were observed at the
funeral o f victim HARHT T. MOORE in Mims , Special Agent l I
\ contacted and interviewed the individuals to whom these
licenses were registered.
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Florida, advised that her husband had previously owned a 1950 Chevro-
let which he had sold in February, -1951 » to Lee Motors, Daytona
Beach, Florida. She knew nothing concerning the instant case.
I | Lee Auto Sales, 100 Fairview Avenue,
Daytona Beac h. Florida, advised he purchased a 1950 Chevro let from
[ Ln February, 1951 and had thereafter sold it to |
Second Avenue Cab Company, on February 2, 1951 •
I I Second Avenue Cab Company, Daytona
Beach, Florida, advised that 1951 Florida tag 8E-25 was issued to
him for his cab and that in response to a request from| |
who was associated with the Bethune Mortuary in Daytona Beach, he had
driven a group of persons from Jac ksonville to Mims to attend the
•funeral of HARRY T. MCORE. I I said he did not know the identity
of any members of the group but that after reading the papers he be-
lieved they must have been the group representing the Civil Rights Con-
gre ss who had come down from New York to attend MCORE * s funeral . He
was not personally acquainted with MOORE and had no information of value
Second Avenue Cab Company, ad-
vised he drove his cab- from Jacksonville to Mims and took a portion
of the group that came from New York to attend the MCORE funeral. He
said he had no definite information conc erning this matter and -was
not acquainte d with MOORE. He indicated! land
had driven the other cab from Daytona Beach.
Bethune Mortuary, 367 McLeod Street, Daytona
Beach, Florida, advised he had recieved a telephone call subsequent to
M30HE® s death from some individua l in New York City who did not com-
\ believes was a representative
himself
or member of the NAACP and that this individual asked him to arrange
for transportation from Jacksonville or Daytona Beach for a group of
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individuals who were coming down to attend MOORE* s funeral. He said
he agreed to make the necessary a rrangements and after he had done so
he received a telephone call f rom |
of the Bethune-Cookman College, who -was then in Hew York City . She
advised him that based on information furnished to her by [
the group coming from New York City was from a Communi st organization,
namely, the Civil Rights Congress, and that | I should not have
anyting to do with them or make arrangements to effe ct their tr ans-
portation from Jacksonville or Daytona Beach to Mims \ | stated
he then told the Second Avenue Cab Company of the situation and left it
to them to decide ’Eihether they wanted to handle the group or not.
He stated he had no more to do with this matter but had talked
to hundreds of colored residents all over the State of Florida since
the bomting of MDORE*s residence but he had been unable to develop any
information which would be of assistance in solving the murder.
of a
gas station on Second Avenue, Daytona Beach, were interviewed for any
information they might have been able to develop. They stated they
had not been able to develop anything of value despite the fact they
talked to hundreds of colored people in Volusia and Brevard Counties
since the bombing occurred.
Following receipt of informati on from| |that in
a conversation with him and | | at the Bethune-Cookman College
in Daytona Beach, Florida, during the summer of 1951 » MCORE had indicated
he -was working on a big case north of there, possibly Madison, Florida,
I at the Campbell Street High School, Daytona
Beach, was interviewed. He advised he had known MDORE for a period of
thirty years and felt he was fairly close to MOORE. He had no informa-
tion concerning any threats received by MCORE and knew of no enemies
MCORE might have had. He stated he last saw MOOSE at the Daytona Beach
meeting of the MAACP in November, 1951 •
He stated he had made only one trip with MOORE and that was in
connection with the l ease in which a student from the
Bethune-Cookman College was cut by some white men at the Oimond Trop-
ical Gardens and Zoo « and that the only work he did with MCORE was to
make several inquiries that were in connection with that case.
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. [knew of no. matter' in Madison or Madison County, Florida*
in which MOCRE was possibly interested apd said that without doubt
the reference to the 55 case up north 51 by MC0HE was in reference to the
PASCHAL case.
I I Daytona Beach, Florida,
was interviewed inasmuch as a l t phonetic^ of Daytona
Beach was reported to be close to the racial problem in the South and
possibly had information regarding instant case.
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I | advised he feels he is personally well acquainted
v/ith the racial problem existing, in the South and more particularly
in the State of Florida* and that he has -worked very closely mth
leaders of all races in connection -with matters of this kind*
He stated he .had no information concerning the MOORE case and
that from the information he had received in and around Daytona Beach
he believed most of the colored people are afraid to talk*
I | Jacksonville, Florida, was
reinterviewed by Special Agent BENNETT M. HIRSH on April 29, 1952, and
advised that no further information has come to his attention since he
was last interviewed concerning instant matter. He reiterated the pos-
sibility that instant bombing may have been done by a mother of the negro
race who was not friendly to MCOEE but was not able to furnish any
specific information to justify this conclusion.
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this time.
f known reliability, was repontacted
and stated he did not have any
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LOUISVILLE OFFICE
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report .
WASHINGTON FT ELD OFFICE
AT WASHINGTON . D . C
Will reinterview
of victims
It is noted she was interviewed just subsequent
to the bombing and was in an upset condition. Subsequent investigation has
disclosed she was active in the youth work of the NAACP at Mims, Florida,
and it is believed she was very close and in the confidence of her
father- and may be in a position to furnish some information of value.
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for any further information he may obtain.
AT FORT PIERCE. FLORIDA
Will reinte rview DILLARD SMITH for any additional information
he may have obtained.
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Will identify, locate and interview the dMver who took
Mrs. EDSA MOORE from the railroad station at Titusville to the MOORE
home in Mims on December 22, 1951? for ary information he may have
concerning instant case.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Form !No. I
THIS CASH ORIGINATED AT
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REPORT MADE AT
ATLANTA
DATE WHEN
MADE
5/26/52
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PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE
3/7,22/32
REPORT MADE.BY
FRANCIS R. JULES je
TITLE
UNKNOWN .SUBJECTS 3 O '
HARRY TpMOGRE, HARRIETT MOORE (deceased)
Victims ■ - ,
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CHARACTER OF CASE
CIVIL RIGHTS
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SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:
could not remember if
s Day, December 2'37“l
| mother- and father
their son ms nome
of
EUC-
DETAILS
AT ATHENS , GEORGIA ‘
On May 7, 19 32,1
she could not recall
, were inter
Icfesed that
Msnome on
advised that; it was customary for the family
to gather together on thxs holiday^ out could not say
son was
vague hut stated that he believed that the entire family
ms together on December 25, 1951*
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REFERENCE: Report of SA JOHN P. SIAIDEN, dated k/2k/&, at
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FORM NO. 64
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UNITED- STATES GOVERNMENT
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Director , FBI (kk-l:118)
Attention: _PBI Laboratory
SAC, Msai (A 4 - 270 ) ,
DATE:. J 3 ay 29 , 1952
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hm -stated is identical vdth the shirt uora by em of -the, two tMt©
semi t?ho case to the Mlias . Confectionery Store afegfet -19,
for the residence of HAEKX T.-MCK3B5. - . ; -,\ ." "
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fh© 1 Bureau has , intrusted that colored photographs of this
sM-rt to ©btaihsd for use in exhibiting to informants and for any future
laso.-t^sfe cny develop during, the course of instant investigation. ;
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of this shirt, 'which efforts ■«©?© unsuccessful -dpe to' lack of . proper _. • ' . ?■
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Offie© fiv© colored photographs i ■ size ' 5 x7, of ..this, shirt* 'It 4s sug-
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UNKNOWN SUBJECTS ;
T^MOORE, ET AL - VICTIMS
CI/IL RIGHTS; CONSPIRACY:
fraud against the government
FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
(Your reference lij.4-18-205)
1992 ^ Js made to your memorandum dated April 10 n!o
regard to present and oast members of i-Si Vi i0nd ^ tl ed in
violated Section 1001 Title 18 u «« ^ K n K1 X Klan who h av<r>5
report of Special Agent f * I ? n f °J th ©
at Miami and copies of forms 97 — 98 — ^TTi d \ teQ Way i992j.
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JUN 0 3 1952
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BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FomxNo. 1
Th is case originated at MI AMI
REPORT MADE AT
DATE WHEN
MOBILE
PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE
.6/10,15/52
TITLE
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UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; HARRY T. MOORE ,
HARRIETT^OORE (deceased) - VICTIMS
REPORT MADE BY
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CHARACTER OF CASE
CIVIL RIGHTS
SYNOFSIS.OF FACTS:
| Attorney, Blounts town,
Fla. , a personal friend of HARRY T. MOORE
and former legal advisor to Fla. Chapter of
NAACP, has no idea *who perpertrated crime
which resulted in death of MOORE and his -wife.
DETAILS :
BL0UNTST0WN
~ AIL INFORMATION CONTAINED
- HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED A
„„ . DATE
FLORIDA
_ I , | Attorney, advised that he
1 ormerly practiced law at Lakeland, Florida, where he was
retained as the legal advisor to the Florida Chapter of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
In such a capacity he came in contact frequently with HARRY T.
MOORE, who was very active in the affairs 'of that organization
About ten .years ago| |became ill and was forced to
discontinue his*.law : practice and he moved to Blount stov/n, /
Florida, where . he is now engaged in a limited practice., of tite '
law. " . \ /
• . I I reported that the last time/fre
MOORE was prior to his* moving from Lakeland. * Since ydhat time s -
he has corresponded with MOORE occasionally. - MOORE never
mentioned, in any of his letter s that he was wo rried or that he
Had been threatened in. any way. | [said he had no
ijdea that MOORE had any enemies until ,he read; of , his death. -
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|advised she was born at Mims* Florida* and had resided
m Florida up until the time she came, to Washington* Do Co* which was after .
her graduation from Bethune-Cookman College* Daytona Beach* Florida* in l55lo
She stated that she was •'active in NAACP activities in Florida and was once
Secretary of the Mims branch of the Youth Council* and later State Vice Presi-
dent and Treasurer of the Florida Youth Council of the NAACP o She said she
entered college in 19U7 and thereafter had little time for ^o their activ ities o ^
I advised that became active '3jrt©aDfact ivi ties
in Florida probably in 1530* and was Secret ary of the B revard Ccnmty branch
of the association in 1530o She added that | | later became State
President and Executive Secretary of the association* and finally Coordinator
of NAACP activitie s in the Sta te of Florida o She stated that this was a full^Jf
time occupation by | l and his primary dut y in this capa city was the *
investigation of injustices t o negroes in Florida o| padded that dur-
ing the same time -was associated with the NAACP he was also Execu-
tive Secretary of the Progressive Voters League in Florida* which she des-
cribed as a political organization whose function was to get the views of
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political contacts concerning the negro population in the state o She stated
that the league would send questionnaires to political contacts co ncerning t he.
candid ate 1 s platform, views , and intentions toward the negro race ® | |
| said that when a candidate refused, to. complete the questionnaire, all
members of the league were notified of the candidate’ s refusal to cooperate o
| could not elaborate on the Progressive Voters League®
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0 | l advised that I I appeared to b e well-liked in Mims
by the county, offi cials and sh e knew of no real enemies of I 1 However^
she said she heard I I mention on numerous occasions that he was doing
a very dangerous job in the South, being a NMCP repr esentative a nd that ’’someone
would get him some day”o She added that' she reoalled l | mentioning in
19 U7 that he had been followed by .several white men in a" car while engaged on
a trip a way from his home 5 however, she could furnish no further additional
information concerning this incidento . • .
When| hvas ask ed to express her opinion as to who may have
caused the death of I I she r eplied that ”it possibly was some white
county officials opposed to l I and his political organization”, or "the
Gr oveland case” o 'When questioned concerning ’’the white coun ty .officials opposed
to l \ she stated she believed - if to be i n 19h7 when ! \ was ■
fighting for equal -teachers ’ rights ■ in Florida that! LC ountv ,
Superintendent of Educati on, had ca lled | \ into ft ls\of f ice on several
occasions 0 She add ed thail ' | qu estioned! ~| concerning his NAACP
activities and that l I stated to l I that "he was going too fast
and was doing lots of things in .t he county he should not be doing”® She stated
that as a re sult of | | efforts on behalf of the negro teachers J |
| were fired from their teaching jobs and were never given a reason
for their termination®
C oncerning the Groveland casej advised that she remembers
I mentioning during the time the case* was of paramount interest in
Flori da that the "high sheriff” had made damaging and derogatory, statements
about | |and his activity in the case on behalf of the MA.ACP° She
advised She does not remember the name of the sheriff j however, she. added that
the derogatory statements were in the form of an editorial in a late county
Florida newspaper®
la dvised that af ter| (employment as teachers
in Mims was terminate d J I went to West Palm Beach, Florida, in
November, 19^7 s where I I taught s chool at Was hington Junior- High School,
Lake Park section of West Palm Beaph, and | continued in his work with
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the MACP and Progressive Voters Leagues She added that resided
■withl | exa ct address unk nown. Lake Park section of West Palm Beacho
stated that-
returned to Mims abo ut every oth er weekend
to look after the house o She said on several occasions ! Ihad -found
footprints in the sand around the house and on one weekend tri d
found that the house had been entered and "his gun sto len«o She added that she
remembere d one occasion while she was in college that!
•and advised | | to tellj ~\ not to go to
TT.* m j t
had called!
Mims on the next w eekend as the townspeople were awaiting Tor them to enter the
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could not elaborate farther on this i ncidento She advise.
]were relatives and resided at!
Florida
tated that
left Wbst Palm Beach after, school
was. out for the' Christma s holidays in '1951 and return ed to Mima to spend the
holidays o Sh e said that! I came to Mims to spend the
holidays with
195>1, and drove to West Palm Beach with
I said she- grad uated from college in June,
I I where die stayed for approxi
mately two weeks and came back to Mims for one night in June, 19£l<, She added
she then .journeyed to Daytona. Beach and then t o Washington, Do Co, and did not
see| |again until after th e bombingof" ladvised that she
knew o f no threate ning letters -.which ! I may have "received., u and she des-
cribed I I as a serious, ambitions family man with few f riends . who*
did hot drink and who enjoyed an occasional movie \ [furnished the
following names and in formation concerning individuals whom she stated were
friends of | | and who should know about his activities?-
Mims, Florida, active in NMCP
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[Cocoa, Florida, active in NAA.CP
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of a drugstore in West Palm
Beach, Florida, who was active in both the MACP and
the Progressive Voters league
0cala * Florida |of, a filling
station
League
vras active ih both the MMCP and Progreseive^X?te:rs
league
] Central Life Insurance Company, Tampa,
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Minister of the AME church at Mims. whnTrl
described as a> close friend of I
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Titusville, -Florida ,• active in
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anything came to her knowledge' or if . she .could remember anything of importance
in this investigation she would' immediately' contact this .officeo
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individuals mentioned' in" this report due to the fact that Washington Field
is not in possession of all investigative reports in this matter and there'
fore does not know what investigation has been previously eonductedo
REFERENCE
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Remylet to Director., 5/5/52 and Bulet to Mobile,
eareiuiLlv and thoroughly interviewed
On 5/2^/52.
Fla., was careimiv
alone by SA JAMES B. HAFLEY.. I 1 who impressed the interviewing
agent as being sincere and reliable in his desire to .cooperate
with the Bureau in instant case,: supplied the following information:
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early part . of April . 1Q52.
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assisting the local authorities in the solution of a murder case
The latter case had no relatio n whatsoever -to the Mims,
jfiho has been employed by
for the past si xteen years
there .
Fla,, dynamiting on 12/2^7^1
lhappened to get into a convers ation w it
The latter, in a rather bragging manner, told
ous cases he had solved, during his career!
1 of the. numer-
Ehen pointed
out to him that his success could probably be .attributed to the
fact that various- people would undoubtedly come t o him, giv e him
the "tip” that would solve- .‘a, ^particular, case, ahd | _ | acting
on the tip would, of course-, : then solve the case in which
"tip" was supplied. // ’ . . ,
then explained .to
tion of - his point, that he could /possibly giv ^ him tfy
would n c rack the Mims, Fla 7 ; dynamiting case.”
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related to
that during the latter part of February. 1952. he .happened
to be on a routine
The latter -is a
l ini^ront or the Apalachicola and
I at Port St .■ Joe,. Fla. While on this parti-
cular | | Chat t ahoo chee , Fla.-, they happened to pass a
campaign , sign which read: u Vote.for BILL HENDRIX and reduce the
gasoline tax” or some such slogan to that effect as used by HENDRIX
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June 2, 1952
in his r»p.npnt-. gt.atp-wiHp campaign t>o be elected Governor of
Florida. | |then discussed the Ku Klux Klan generally with
I evidenced an ddmiration for HENDRIX and the Klan, and
indicated in no imc^ertain terms that he resented Negroes.
Eyehtually the c onversa tion got around to the Mims, Fla. dynamiting
on 12/25/51, and | | mentioned” the . fact that that case probably
never.would.be solved. At that noint! I
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further details, mainly because he felt that l I would not
tell him, however, he did get the impression that l l is a
"dyed-in-the-wool Klansman" and would not cooperate with the Bureau
or any other agency in furnishing information pertinent to this
case. He pointed out that during his conver sation with! |
about HENDRIX and Klan activities in general ! I frequently
used the term "we" in explaining how Klansmen recognize each other
and are aware of Klan activities.
| admitted that| |could have been
trying to impress him with hie knowledge of Klan activities, and,
in fact, may know nothing whatsoever as to the identities of the
pers on or pers nns who perpetrated instant plot. He ad ded, however .
that | | is not the ty pe of Perso n to "bluff" add |
received tne impression that actually knew what he was '
talking about. 1 1
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Continuing, this informant said that although he,
| was born and raised in the South, does not especially care
for Negroes, he stands against such occurrences as the Mims, Fla.
dynamiting and would assist the authorities in every way possible
to solve th is case if hi.q id anti tv wrmlri bp rrntfictp.ri - Hp pt.ai-.pd
and! la re | |
l and he feels that l I would take him
into his confidence on practically a ny matter . According to this
inf o rmant I I ind i c at e d to him ] | during their discussion
near | recently concerning HENDRIX and the Klan,
that | could probab ly "make the necessary arran gements
for joining the Klan" if ! I was inte rested. At the time j
gave him a non-c om m ital answer, but left ! I with the idea
thatl |was definitely interested in the matter.
agent |
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prompting from
statement that
not believe in
the interviewing
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Agent explained to that any action he took along this line
would very definitely have to be on his own initiative and he
agreed that he understood this* It was impressed upon him that
if he actually decided to join the Klan, the decision would have
to be his own as this Bureau could not sanction such action and
that he could in no way co nsider hi mself a representative of
this Bureau in such act ion. | |said that he fully understood
this and would decide for him self just what course he would pursue
within the next few weeks.
It should be pointed out that is not the
"detective complex type", but on the contrary, seems to be a
sober and intelligent person who ..has excellent potentialities
as an informant in Klan activities. During the c ourse of. the
interview with him, he mentione d the fact that one|
l and is a rabid Klansman in 'that
area.
Arrangements were made wit h i I wherebv he will
be discreetly recontacted on or before 7/1/52, in order to
ascertain if ha ba.q dp.vpH op<^d any further pertinent information
from| (regarding the identity o r identit ies of the
subjects in instant case, it being noted that| |stated that
he would attempt to do this in the meantime.
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